This calculator provides an estimate of a patient's likelihood of staying at home versus being admitted to long term care after surgery.
It was developed using data from 97,353 adults aged 70 or older who underwent and survived cancer surgery in Ontario, Canada from 2007 to 2019. Results are based on key factors shown to be strongly associated with admission to long-term care after surgery in this specific population and may not fully represent risks for people in other age groups, regions, healthcare systems, or care settings.
These calculator estimates are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. They are intended to support counselling, shared decision-making, and planning before surgery.
The results should not be used to predict outcomes for any individual or to guide decisions about life, finances, or healthcare without consulting a qualified medical professional.
We encourage patients, care partners, and healthcare providers to use these estimates only as one part of a broader discussion and not as the sole basis for decision-making. Professional medical advice should never be disregarded, delayed, or replaced by information from this calculator.
The information and tools contained on this page are intended for personal use only, and may not be used in for any commercial purposes without explicit prior written permission. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Sunnybrook Research Institute, hereby disclaim any, and all, liability to any party for any direct, indirect, implied, punitive, special, incidental, or other consequential damages arising directly or indirectly from any use of the content on this page. The information, content, and tools contained on this website are provided “as is”, and without any warranties or guarantees.
Please be advised that the copyright for this tool is held and managed by Sunnybrook Research Institute/Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
