• The Geriatric and Long-Term Care Review Committee (GCTCRC) was established in 1989 and consists of members who are respected practitioners in the fields of geriatrics, gerontology, family medicine, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology, emergency medicine and services to seniors.
  • In 2019, the GLTCRC reviewed 27 cases involving 28 deaths and generated 64 recommendations directed toward the prevention of future deaths. Of the 27 cases reviewed, five resulted in no recommendations.
  • Of the 28 deaths that were reviewed in 2019, the breakdown for manners of death were:
    • natural  - 11  (six males and five females)
    • accident  - 9 (two males and seven females)
    • homicidefootnote * - 6 (four males and two females)
    • undetermined – 2 (two males and no females)
  • Of the 28 deaths reviewed, 14 were male and 14 were female.
  • The average age of men whose deaths were reviewed was 82.4 years.
  • The average age of women whose deaths were reviewed was 86 years.
  • The average age of all deaths reviewed in 2019 was 84.2 years.
  • In 2019, the most common areas for improvement identified by GLTCRC through their case reviews and resulting recommendations consisted of:
    • medical and nursing management
    • communication and documentation
    • use of drugs in the elderly
    • acute care and long-term care industry in Ontario, including the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care (MOHLTC)
    • other (e.g. quality reviews, referrals to other organizations)

Footnotes

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