Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of Ontario long-term care residents, 2009/10 to 2016/17
| Characteristic | Year; no. (%) of residents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 n = 74 371 |
2010/11 n = 76 084 |
2011/12 n = 76 080 |
2012/13 n = 76 320 |
2013/14 n = 76 252 |
2014/15 n = 77 304 |
2015/16 n = 76 512 |
2016/17 n = 76 254 |
|
| Age, yr | ||||||||
| ≤ 85 | 38 276 (51.5) | 38 263 (50.3) | 37 754 (49.6) | 37 095 (48.6) | 36 543 (47.9) | 36 610 (47.4) | 36 034 (47.1) | 35 409 (46.4) |
| > 85 | 36 095 (48.5) | 37 821 (49.7) | 38 326 (50.4) | 39 225 (51.4) | 39 709 (52.1) | 40 694 (52.6) | 40 478 (52.9) | 40 845 (53.6) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 53 994 (72.6) | 54 974 (72.3) | 54 785 (72.0) | 54 657 (71.6) | 54 407 (71.4) | 54 887 (71.0) | 54 153 (70.8) | 53 838 (70.6) |
| Male | 20 377 (27.4) | 21 110 (27.7) | 21 295 (28.0) | 21 663 (28.4) | 21 845 (28.6) | 22 417 (29.0) | 22 359 (29.2) | 22 416 (29.4) |
| Dementia | 42 856 (57.6) | 45 979 (60.4) | 47 433 (62.3) | 48 718 (63.8) | 49 087 (64.4) | 50 062 (64.8) | 50 205 (65.6) | 50 339 (66.0) |
| Frail | 37 847 (50.9) | 39 434 (51.8) | 40 247 (52.9) | 41 985 (55.0) | 42 746 (56.1) | 43 770 (56.6) | 43 491 (56.8) | 43 849 (57.5) |
| Liver disease or renal failure | 6368 (8.6) | 7237 (9.5) | 7734 (10.2) | 8126 (10.6) | 8189 (10.7) | 8436 (10.9) | 8387 (11.0) | 8511 (11.2) |
| Pain frequency | ||||||||
| No pain | 43 151 (58.0) | 44 803 (58.9) | 46 210 (60.7) | 48 069 (63.0) | 48 954 (64.2) | 50 770 (65.7) | 51 418 (67.2) | 52 485 (68.8) |
| Any pain | 31 220 (42.0) | 31 281 (41.1) | 29 870 (39.3) | 28 251 (37.0) | 27 298 (35.8) | 26 534 (34.3) | 25 094 (32.8) | 23 769 (31.2) |
| Long-term care assessment type | ||||||||
| Entry | 17 041 (22.9) | 21 723 (28.6) | 21 741 (28.6) | 21 325 (27.9) | 22 148 (29.0) | 23 480 (30.4) | 22 556 (29.5) | 22 359 (29.3) |
| Ongoing | 57 330 (77.1) | 54 361 (71.4) | 54 339 (71.4) | 54 995 (72.1) | 54 104 (71.0) | 53 824 (69.6) | 53 956 (70.5) | 53 895 (70.7) |