Home and community care

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Journal Articles

30/08/2025

Investigating the built environment surrounding naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) in Toronto

Fusca L, Rochon PA, Huynh T, Hahn-Goldberg S, Matai L, Fu L, Bronskill S, Feng P, Savage RD. J Transp Health. 2025; 44:102158.

Journal Article

24/07/2025

Homecare after cancer surgery for older adults: derivation and validation of a predictive tool

Hallet J, Ribeiro T, Mahar AL, Chan WC, McIsaac DI, Gombay A, Ding A, Armah J, Coburn N, Hsu AT; members of the REcovery after Surgical Therapy for Older adults Research-Cancer (RESTORE-Cancer) group. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul 24 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

02/07/2025

Variations in end-of-life symptom management medication prescribing among home care recipients in Ontario, Canada

Fremont D, Downar J, Seow H, Tanuseputro P, Webber C. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025; S0885-3924(25)00702-X. Epub 2025 Jul 2.

Journal Article

04/06/2025

Post-discharge home care services use, long-term care placement, and survival in older adults with major trauma: a population-based cohort study from Ontario, Canada

Evans CCD, Li W. Can Geriatr J. 2025; 28(2):106-114.

Journal Article

29/04/2025

Days at home for older adults receiving a remote monitoring intervention compared with usual home care recipients

Salahub C, Austin PC, Bai L, Ivers NM, Jones A, Tadrous M, Tran J, Lapointe-Shaw L. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025; 105611. Epub 2025 Apr 29.

Journal Article

07/04/2025

Changes in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study

Schummers L, Law M, McGrail K, Darling E, Zusman EZ, Dunn S, Kaczorowski J, Gayowsky A, Gozdyra P, Norman WV. CMAJ. 2025; 197 (13) E345-E354.

Journal Article

19/03/2025

Passive remote monitoring technologies’ influence on home care clients’ ability to stay home: multiprovincial randomized controlled trial

Donelle L, Hiebert B, Warner G, Reid M, Reid J, Shariff S, Richard E, Regan S, Weeks L, Ledoux K. JMIR Aging. 2025 Mar 19;8:e69107.

Journal Article

31/12/2024

Informal caregiving: health system cost implications

Shearkhani S, Bai YQ, Kuluski K, Anderson GM, Wodchis WP. West J Nurs Res. 2024; Dec 31 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

30/12/2024

Evaluating harms associated with prolonged antibiotic duration of therapy in community dwelling older adults: a cohort study using instrumental variable analysis

Langford BJ, Brown KA, Lau C, Calzavara A, Krueger C, Leung V, Daneman N, Schwartz KL. Clin Infect Dis. 2024; Dec 30 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/12/2024

Transitions to nursing homes among residents of assisted living and community-dwelling home care recipients

Manis DR, Kirkwood D, Fisher S, Li W, Webber C, Tanuseputro P, Stall NM, Watt JA, Hsu AT, Savage RD, Bronskill SE, Costa AP. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024; Dec 18 [Epub ahead of print].

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08/08/2023

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

ICES scientists are appointed to the ICES Research Program which best fits their interests and, as such, become members of a network of health services researchers from across Ontario.

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Home and community care

Journal Articles

Investigating the built environment surrounding naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) in Toronto

Homecare after cancer surgery for older adults: derivation and validation of a predictive tool

Variations in end-of-life symptom management medication prescribing among home care recipients in Ontario, Canada

Post-discharge home care services use, long-term care placement, and survival in older adults with major trauma: a population-based cohort study from Ontario, Canada

Days at home for older adults receiving a remote monitoring intervention compared with usual home care recipients

Changes in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study

Passive remote monitoring technologies’ influence on home care clients’ ability to stay home: multiprovincial randomized controlled trial

Informal caregiving: health system cost implications

Evaluating harms associated with prolonged antibiotic duration of therapy in community dwelling older adults: a cohort study using instrumental variable analysis

Transitions to nursing homes among residents of assisted living and community-dwelling home care recipients

News Releases

Addressing long-term care’s “dark matter”

Half of all patients dying in Ontario receive some form of palliative care, usually in hospital

In-home palliative care in last month of life reduces overall health costs: multi-province study

Use of antipsychotic drugs in the elderly living in the community up 26% in Ontario

Does home care serve men and women equally?

New study examines effectiveness of heart failure clinics

Patients should see hospital physicians after discharge

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists