To describe the characteristics and practice patterns of family physicians who regularly treat long-term care (LTC) residents in order to inform quality improvement strategies.
Cross-sectional study involving a 2005 province-wide census of LTC residents' charts linked to additional health care administrative databases.
All LTC homes in Ontario.
Residents aged 66 years and older (n = 50375) and the family physicians (n = 1190) most responsible for their care.
Distribution of LTC residents across family physicians, and physician demographic characteristics and practice patterns.
The distribution of residents across physicians was highly skewed (median 27 residents, mean 42.5 residents). The care of 90.4% of residents was accounted for by 628 (52.8%) identified physicians. Family physicians practising in LTC facilities were more likely to be older (mean age 52.4 years vs 48.2 years, P
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