Older adults, unmet needs, and avoidable emergency department visits

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About

Older adults are among the most prevalent users of emergency departments. This project identifies the unmet care needs of community-dwelling older adults (aged 65+) and the social, structural, and systemic inequities that have contributed to their potentially avoidable visits to the emergency department.

project Sites

  1. Saint John, New Brunswick
  2. Ottawa, Ontario

Identifying facilitators and barriers to integrated and equitable care for community-dwelling older adults with high emergency department use from historically marginalized groups.

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