Fig 1.
Distribution of home care clients with hearing and vision sensory and/or cognitive impairments.
In this sample, 20.3% (n = 59,360) had none of these impairments.
Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of older home care clients in Ontario based on the presence of hearing and vision impairments and/or cognitive impairments.
Table 2.
Cognition, mood, and behavioral patterns of older home care clients in Ontario based on the presence of hearing and vision impairments and/or cognitive impairments.
Table 3.
Communication ability, social functioning and caregiver status of home care clients in Ontario based on the presence of hearing and vision impairments and/or cognitive impairments.
Table 4.
Physical indicators of health and diagnoses of home care clients in Ontario based on the presence of hearing and vision sensory and/or cognitive impairments.
Fig 2.
Distribution of long-term care residents with hearing and vision sensory and/or cognitive impairments.
In this sample, 6.1% (n = 6,692) had none of these impairments.
Table 5.
Demographic characteristics of older adults residing in a long-term care facility in Ontario based on the presence of hearing and vision impairments and/or cognitive impairments.
Table 6.
Cognition, mood, and behavioral patterns of older adults residing in a long-term care facility in Ontario based on the presence of hearing and vision impairments and/or cognitive impairments.
Table 7.
Communication ability and social functioning of older adults residing in a long-term care facility in Ontario based on the presence of vision and hearing impairments and/or cognitive impairments.
Table 8.
Physical indicators of health and diagnoses of older adults residing in a long-term care facility in Ontario based on the presence of vision and hearing impairments and/or cognitive impairments.
Fig 3.
Age stratification for degree of difficulty in being understood in long-term care residents with hearing and vision sensory and/or cognitive impairments.
Fig 4.
Age stratification for degree of difficulty in understanding others in long-term care residents with hearing and vision sensory and/or cognitive impairments.