Hsu, Amy TManuel, Douglas GTaljaard, MonicaChalifoux, MathieuBennett, CarolCosta, Andrew PBronskill, SusanKobewka, DanielTanuseputro, Peter2019-03-282019-03-2820162044-6055https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-23242http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38992Older adults living in the community often have multiple, chronic conditions and functional impairments. A challenge for healthcare providers working in the community is the lack of a predictive tool that can be applied to the broad spectrum of mortality risks observed and may be used to inform care planning.enAdvance care planningClinical prediction ruleFrail older adultsHome careMortalitySurvival analysisAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleForecastingHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedOntarioProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentSurvivalValidation Studies as TopicAlgorithmsDeathHome Care ServicesResearch DesignArticle10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013666