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Unmet home care needs in Canada.
1Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Health Reports
|November 29, 2018
Summary
Over one-third of Canadians experienced unmet home care needs in 2015/2016, particularly for support services. Service availability was a key barrier, highlighting a potential gap for middle-aged adults.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Unmet home care needs are associated with adverse health outcomes, increased healthcare utilization, and reduced well-being.
- Home care is crucial for community-dwelling adults, impacting their overall health and independence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe home care utilization and unmet needs in Canadian community-dwelling adults.
- To identify barriers to accessing home care services and factors associated with unmet needs.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the 2015/2016 Canadian Community Health Survey.
- Employed multivariate analysis to examine factors linked to unmet home care needs, controlling for predisposing, enabling, and needs-related variables.
Main Results:
- In 2015/2016, 35.4% (433,000 individuals) of those with home care needs did not have them met.
- Unmet needs were more common for support services than home health care (HHC).
- Service availability was the primary barrier, especially for unmet HHC needs; unmet needs were higher in adults aged 35-49.
Conclusions:
- The extent of met needs and barriers to home care vary by the type of unmet need.
- A potential service gap for home care exists among adults aged 35 to 49.
- Addressing unmet home care needs is critical for improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare system burden.
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