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System Performance

Interpretation Note

Results for the 2020/21 fiscal year should be interpreted with caution. There were fewer emergency department visits early in the COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed to a lower rate for the indicator below in 2020/21.

Emergency Department Visits By Home Care Patients In Last 30 Days Of Life


This is the percentage of publicly funded home care patients, of all ages, who had an unplanned visit to the emergency department in the last 30 days of life. A lower percentage of patients is better. Unplanned visits in the last month of life, which can be an extremely difficult experience for patients, could indicate they did not receive the care they needed in the community.

Provincial ×

2021/22

58.1%

of patients visited the emergency department in last 30 days of life

Learn why some data is not available.

Compare results across regions:

Region Percent
Ontario 58.1
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 53.3
Toronto Central 54.5
Waterloo Wellington 54.9
Mississauga Halton 56.0
Erie St Clair 56.7
North West 57.5
Champlain 58.3
North Simcoe Muskoka 58.8
Central West 59.0
South West 59.3
Central 60.3
Central East 61.0
South East 61.6
North East 64.3


Percentage of home care patients, of all ages, who had an unplanned visit to the emergency department in the last 30 days of life, in Ontario, 2012/13 to 2021/22
2012/132013/142014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/2202040608010060.660.649.749.761.361.360.360.360.060.056.056.059.359.358.958.954.754.758.158.1Fiscal YearPercent
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308
Ontario
2012/13 60.57
2013/14 49.74
2014/15 61.26
2015/16 60.29
2016/17 60.04263665
2017/18 56.000323076
2018/19 59.289683498
2019/20 58.887364154
2020/21 54.704951322941
2021/22 58.128301008308

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Data source: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB), Home Care Database (HCD), provided by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). For more information on the technical description, please visit the Indicator Library.

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