Grant: Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

The proposed study examines the main transitions that older adults experience as clients of home care, assisted living and long-term residential care. In collaboration with health care decision-makers from the Fraser Health Authority and the province of British Columbia, two research questions will be addressed: (1) What are the most common pathways by which older adults transition through the long-term care system (e.g., home care, assisted living, residential care)?; and (2) How do individual factors (social, psychosocial, health) influence these transitions? A better understanding of the patterns that emerge and the factors that influence care transitions is critical for enhancing the quality of life of older adults and their families and for developing policy and program recommendations for health system improvements.