• The Geriatric and Long-Term Care Review Committee (GLTCRC) was established in 1989 and consists of members who are respected practitioners in the fields of geriatrics, family medicine, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology, emergency medicine and services to seniors.
  • In 2022, the GLTCRC reviewed 13 cases involving 13 deaths and generated 49 recommendations directed toward the prevention of future deaths. Of the 13 cases reviewed, two resulted in no recommendations.
  • Of the 13 deaths that were reviewed in 2022, the breakdown for manners of death were:
    • Natural - 5 (one male and four females)
    • Accident - 3 (one male and two females)
    • Homicidefootnote 1 - 4 (three males and one female)
    • Undetermined – 1 (one female)
  • Of the 13 deaths reviewed, 5 were male and 8 were female.
  • The average age of men whose deaths were reviewed was 86.6 years.
  • The average age of women whose deaths were reviewed was 80.1 years.
  • The average age of all deaths reviewed in 2022 was 82.6 years.
  • In 2022, the most common areas for improvement identified by GLTCRC through their case reviews and resulting recommendations consisted of:
    • Medical and nursing management
    • Acute care and long-term care industry in Ontario, including the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Long-term Care (MLTC)
    • Communication and documentation
    • Use of drugs in the elderly
    • Use of restraints
    • Education/training
    • Transfers (patient and information)
    • Other (for example, quality reviews, research, data collection, referrals to other organizations)

Footnotes

  • footnote[1] Back to paragraph Note: For the purposes of a coroner’s investigation, the finding of “homicide” does not imply a finding of legal responsibility or culpability.