Table 9-1
Occupancy1 based on beds staffed and in operation2 in operating residential care facilities by facility characteristics3 and geography — Canada4

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Canada
  Operating facilities Reporting facilities Occupancy based on beds staffed and in operation
Number Approved beds Number Approved beds
                   percent
Total, residential care facilities 4,633 265,220 3,145 202,710 94.5
Total, homes for the aged 2,136 215,313 1,491 168,601 95.8
1 to 19 beds 260 2,862 110 1,260 88.3
20 to 49 beds 5 453 14,909 275 9,307 91.5
50 to 99 beds 5 627 44,770 455 32,712 95.1
100 beds or more 5 796 152,772 651 125,322 96.5
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 2,202 40,258 1,458 28,176 89.6
1 to 19 beds 5 1,656 13,127 1,087 8,402 89.4
20 beds or more 5 546 27,131 371 19,774 89.7
Total, other residential care facilities 6 295 9,649 196 5,933 85.5
1.
"Occupancy rate" is a calculation based on the number of beds staffed that were occupied during the reporting period. Also referred to as percentage occupancy. (Total days of care multiplied by 100) divided by (beds staffed multiplied by 365 or 366 for leap year).
2.
"Beds staffed and in operation" refers to the number of beds that are either occupied or available for new resident admissions on the last day of the reference period.
3.
Principal characteristic of predominant group of residents and size of facility.
4.
Due to administrative changes in Quebec in 2004/2005 (creation of "Centres de santé et de services sociaux"), data for this year are not comparable to data for previous years. Furthermore, because of improvements in the estimation methods for Quebec for 2005/2006, data for this year should not be compared with data from previous years.
5.
To comply with the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act, some data for the Territories were combined. Data from homes for the aged with 50 beds or more were combined with those having 20 to 49 beds. Data from facilities with 20 beds or more, for persons with mental disorders, were included with facilities that had 1 to 19 beds. Data for the category "Other" were also included with facilities for persons with mental disorders, 1 to 19 beds.
6.
Data for "Other" residential care facilities in Quebec likely include some non-residential care activity. Caution should be exercised in using this data.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Residential Care Facilities Survey (CANSIM table 107-5509).