Frailty Index

Identify populations who may face difficulty in day-to-day activities due to impediments related to age, physical limitations or health

The Frailty Index (FI) identifies Canadians by neighbourhood who are more likely to have difficulty going about day-to-day activities in their communities due to age, physical limitations or health, especially conditions that are comorbidities of concern for COVID-19. The frailty index is largely a picture of senior populations across Canada. Canadians with higher disease prevalence score strongly on this index.

Governments, health providers, retailers, restaurants and financial services can use the Frailty Index to design better services and communications for the populations that they serve. These may include support for residents in running day-to-day errands, offering home delivery services (even as business closures ease) or providing help in understanding what precautions to take to protect themselves from infection.