Overview of the Area We Serve

Raw Percentages (2001)

Toronto includes:
6% of the provincial population, including 6% of its seniors
Almost 15% of unattached seniors with incomes below $10,000
15% of low income, unattached individuals in the province
Over 40% of the province's homeless
A high proportion of socially isolated groups including single parent families and people living alone


Culture

Toronto is home to:
Close to 20% of the Ontarians who cannot speak English or French
19% of recent immigrants
18% of non-permanent residents
12% of the visible minority population


Illness and Disability

Toronto has:
A disability rate almost double the rest of the province
30% higher mortality than elsewhere in Ontario
A TB rate three times that of the province
An AIDS rate 11 times higher.

Overview of Services Provided

Admissions 1998/99, by Age Group
0 - 21 1,132
22 - 645,497
65 plus7,834
Total 14,465


Top 10 reasons for Admissions
  1. Mental Disorders
  2. Fractures
  3. Heart/Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
  4. Cancers
  5. Ulcers
  6. Arthritis
  7. Frail Elderly
  8. Diseases of the Nervous System
  9. Diabetes
  10. Diseases of the Digestive System

Top 10 Treatment Goals on Admission
  1. Delay or prevent deterioration
  2. Healing of a wound
  3. Adjust to an altered functional staus
  4. Return to former functional level
  5. Teach treatment protocol
  6. Return to self-care
  7. Reintegration into the community
  8. Return to parent's care
  9. Assess level of care required
  10. Return to total self-care


Referrals
Admissions No. Of Clients
Short and Long Stay Programs 13,670
Child anf Family Program 676
Acquired Brain Injury Program 119
Total Admissions 14,465
Non Admissions 3,595
Reactivations* 9,356
Total No. of Individuals Processed 27,416
*Clients who were referred by hospitals and who were active clients prior to their hospitalization.



Source of Admissions
No. of Clients % of Total Clients
Community 6,028 41.67
Hospitals 6,169 42.65
Other Hospitals 2,268 15.68
Total 14,465 100.00



Top 10 Hospital Sources of Admissions
University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital Sites 2,017
St. Michael's Hospital - Bond Street & Wellesley Central sites1,275
Sunnybrook/Women's College Health Sciences Centre 1,088
Toronto East General Hospital 837
Mount Sinai Hospital808
St. Joseph's Health Centre 694
The Hospital for Sick Children 236
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - Hillcrest Centre & Queen Elizabeth sites317
The Riverdale Hospital 195
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health - Addiction Research
Foundation, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, The Donwood Institute
and Queen Street Mental Health Centre sites
142



Referrals from Old City of Toronto Hospitals
No. Of Clients % of Total
Clients residing in the Old City of Toronto
Admissions 5,913 30.86
Non Admissions 1,083 40.38
Clients residing in other areas of Toronto
Admissions 6,557 34.22
Non Admissions 930 34.68
Clients living outside Toronto
Admissions 6,689 34.91
Non Admissions 669 24.94


Review the facts
and remember, the services provided by the Toronto Community Care Access Centre are determined by the Ontario Ministry of Health. The Ministry sets the annual operating budget and determines the criteria for who is eligible for services and which services are provided.

Client Services
Clients Units* of :
Number of Individual Clients % of Total Total Service Provided
Nursing 10,462 55.17 424,065
Personal Support 10,106 53.29 1,538,140
Therapy

- Physiotherapy

3,231 17.04 18,758

- Occupational Therapy

4,075 21.49 37,285

- Speech/Language Pathology

607 3.20 4,844

- Social Work

727 3.83 5,054
Nutrition 837 4.41 4,162
*Units of service refers to number of visits by service providers, except for Homemaking Services where units of service refers to the number of hours. Totals are not provided with these figures because many clients are multi-service users.



Auxiliary Services Dollars Spent
Laboratory and Client Transportation$397,119
Medical Supplies and Equipment Rental $3,179,678
Total $3,576,797

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