| Title | Inter-provincial variation in older home care clients and their pathways: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Canada |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2023 |
| Authors | Mitchell L, Poss J, MacDonald M, Burke R, Keefe JM |
| Journal | BMC Geriatrics |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 389 |
| Date Published | 2023/06/26 |
| ISBN Number | 1471-2318 |
| Accession Number | 37365495 |
| Keywords | *Home Care Services, Aged, Canada/epidemiology, Canadian Home Care, Caregivers/psychology, Client outcomes, Client pathways, Humans, InterRAI, Long-Term Care, Retrospective Studies |
| Abstract | In Canada, publicly-funded home care programs enable older adults to remain and be cared for in their home for as long as possible but they often differ in types of services offered, and the way services are delivered. This paper examines whether these differing approaches to care shape the pathway that home care clients will take. Older adult client pathways refer to trajectories within, and out of, the home care system (e.g., improvement, long term care (LTC) placement, death). |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12877-023-04097-5 |
| PMCID | PMC10291815 |
| Link | https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-023-04097-5 |
