Estimated mortality risk and use of palliative care services among home care clients during the last 6 months of life: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Canada, only 15% of patients requiring palliative care receive such services in the year before death. We describe health care utilization patterns among home care users in their last 6 months of life to inform care planning for older people with varying mortality risks and evolving care needs as they decline.

Methods

Using population health administrative data from Ontario, we performed a retrospective cohort study involving home care clients aged 50 years and older who received at least 1 interRAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) Home Care assessment between April 2018 and September 2019. We report the proportion of clients who used acute care, long-term care, and palliative home care services within 6 months of their assessment, stratified by their predicted

SUBMITTER: Murmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896599 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature