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Table 28.6 Residents in homes for the aged, by sex and age group, selected years, 1998/1999 to 2009/2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 28.6 residents in homes for the aged 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010
  number
Operating homes for the aged 1,974 1,977 1,946 1,919 1,941 1,941 1,952 2,086 2,101 2,182 2,216 2,136
Operating homes for the aged, approved beds 173,318 175,924 176,264 178,681 184,892 188,755 197,412 206,170 207,274 211,494 217,058 215,313
All residentsNote 1 165,355 168,911 168,816 171,267 177,252 179,424 189,325 196,242 196,261 200,397 205,442 204,008
Males, all ages 37,512 38,469 38,629 39,145 41,598 42,374 44,748 46,943 46,685 47,497 49,382 49,440
64 and younger 3,194 3,373 3,522 3,572 3,932 4,018 4,316 4,636 4,672 4,799 4,969 4,867
65 to 69 years 2,382 2,388 2,381 2,512 2,508 2,567 2,581 2,752 2,723 2,811 2,980 2,887
70 to 74 years 4,044 4,013 4,180 4,489 4,252 4,255 4,295 4,455 4,363 4,386 4,509 4,414
75 to 79 years 6,260 6,383 6,319 6,219 6,846 6,824 6,681 7,264 7,302 7,160 7,338 7,158
80 to 84 years 8,115 8,121 8,149 8,309 8,970 9,353 10,260 10,256 10,318 10,578 10,731 10,702
85 and older 13,517 14,191 14,078 14,044 15,090 15,357 16,615 17,580 17,307 17,763 18,855 19,412
Females, all ages 94,911 97,605 97,710 99,373 102,978 103,496 106,146 110,555 111,478 114,116 117,433 116,087
64 and younger 3,333 3,433 3,532 3,696 3,866 3,963 4,202 4,816 4,712 4,788 5,034 4,950
65 to 69 years 2,798 2,664 2,766 2,900 2,825 2,864 2,837 3,006 3,061 3,212 3,491 3,280
70 to 74 years 6,131 5,888 5,886 6,282 6,017 5,837 5,789 6,147 6,017 5,771 6,043 5,957
75 to 79 years 12,387 12,627 12,053 12,306 12,931 12,571 11,949 12,670 12,629 12,742 12,533 12,292
80 to 84 years 20,318 21,043 21,136 21,266 22,335 22,719 24,266 23,723 23,476 24,031 23,747 23,238
85 years and over 49,944 51,950 52,337 52,923 55,004 55,542 57,103 60,193 61,583 63,572 66,585 66,370
Notes: "Homes for the aged" refers to nursing homes, homes for the aged and other facilities providing services and care for the aged. Not included are homes for senior citizens or lodges where no care is provided.
Residents on books at the end of the reporting year.
1. Total may differ from sum of age and sex components because Quebec data are included in the total, but are not available by age group and sex.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 107-5504.
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