Table 9-12
Occupancy1 based on beds staffed and in operation2 in operating residential care facilities by facility characteristics3 and geography — Territories

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Territories
  Operating facilities Reporting facilities Occupancy based on beds staffed and in operation
Number Approved beds Number Approved beds
                  percent
Total, residential care facilities 26 449 11 262 88.7
Total, homes for the aged 12 278 8 212 95.9
1 to 19 beds 7 66 5 50 85.7
20 to 49 beds 4 5 212 3 162 99.3
50 to 99 beds 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
100 beds or more 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 14 171 3 50 76.7
1 to 19 beds 4 14 171 3 50 76.7
20 beds or more 4 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0.0
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.
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.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Residential Care Facilities Survey (CANSIM table 107-5509).