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Acute Care. AND Beyond. 18,500 Hospital Beds Cut: Occupancy at 98%. Source: Ontario Hospital Association. Home Care Funding Declining as Share of Health Spending. 1992 – 2007 – Acuity increase of 29.7%
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Acute Care AND Beyond
18,500 Hospital Beds Cut: Occupancy at 98% Source: Ontario Hospital Association
1992 – 2007 – Acuity increase of 29.7% • In 2007 provincial CMM was 98.13 an increase in 1.87% since 2006 when the provincial CMM was 96.33 • Result of redefinition of complex continuing care, closing of hospital beds, ageing, downloading of mental health patients/closing of beds • By 2007, 74% of Ontario’s ltc residents were classified as Category F (second highest level of acuity) Increasing Acuity
2001 PriceWaterhouse Coopers Report: • Since then, government has never updated the study, but acuity has continued to increase. Assessing Acuity
The missing link: acuity increases, funding increases, care levels stagnant