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"Observations on Institutional Long-Term Care in Ontario: 1996-2002"
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Berta, Whitney; Laporte, Audrey; Valdmanis, Vivian – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2005
We provide descriptive statistics for data collected via the Residential Care Facilities Survey (RCFS), from long-term care (LTC) facilities operating in Ontario between 1996 and 2002. The LTC sector in Ontario is dominated by large, proprietary for-profit facilities. The proportion of residents receiving extended care has increased from 53 per…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Institutionalized Persons, Older Adults