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Multimorbidity and Healthcare Utilization Among Home Care Clients With Dementia in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Analysis of a Population-Based Cohort

For older adults with dementia in the community, multimorbidity – the co-occurrence of multiple chronic conditions – can result in challenges to both self-care and provided care, and can lead to poor health outcomes. Important gaps exist in our understanding of the interplay between multimorbidity, health system use, and continuity of physician care, particularly for individuals with dementia.