Provincial legislative and regulatory standards for pain assessment and management in long-term care homes: a scoping review and in-depth case analysis

Table 2 References to regulatory instruments and associated outcomes for pain in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario

Province	Specific regulatory instrument for pain	interRAI instrument mandated for pain	Experiencing Pain in Long-Term Care (2018–2019)^a	Experiencing Worsened Pain in Long-Term Care (2018–2019)^a	Other instruments mandated that are not specific to pain
Alberta	No	Yes	7.4%	13.5%	Long-Term Care Accommodation Standards and Checklist, 2010 Continuing Care Health Service Standards, 2016
Saskatchewan	No	Yes	9.0%	11.8%	Program Guidelines for Special-care Homes, 2016
Ontario	O. Reg. 79/10	Yes	5.2%	9.7%	N/A

^a Data obtained using CIHI’s Your Health System interactive tool that provides recent interRAI indicator results [39]

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