Aaron Jones, University of Toronto

Research

Ageing Alternative Level Of Care Home And Community Care Hospital Crowding Older Adults Social Admissions Transitions Of Care Alzheimer'S Disease & Other Dementias

Latest papers

Social marginalization and access to publicly funded home care in Ontario: a population-based retrospective cohort study
BMC Geriatrics · 2026
Impact of Incentive Reform and COVID-19 on Primary Care Home Visits in Ontario: A Population-Based Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Annals of Family Medicine · 2026 · first author
Association between virtual visits and health outcomes of people living with HIV: A cross-sectional study
PLoS ONE · 2025 · senior author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Older Adults' Hospital Admissions for Unmet Community Support Needs
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Canadian Dementia Health System Performance Team
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,074,944
Association between Loneliness and Adverse Medication Use among Canadians
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$62,750

All 4 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

Social marginalization and access to publicly funded home care in Ontario: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Jabbar A, Babe G, Jones A, Vanstone M, Kuluski K, Heckman G, Costa AP

BMC Geriatrics2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-026-07729-8

02

Impact of Incentive Reform and COVID-19 on Primary Care Home Visits in Ontario: A Population-Based Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Jones A, Gayowsky A, Sinn C-LJ, Correia RH, Dash D, Rahman B, Meng MH, Sultan H, Niedra E, Costa AP

Annals of Family Medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1370/afm.250314

03

Association between virtual visits and health outcomes of people living with HIV: A cross-sectional study

Rehman N, Mbuagbaw L, Mertz D, Muraca GM, Jones A, Study OBOTOHTNC

PLoS ONE20257 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315880

04

Days at Home for Older Adults Receiving a Remote Monitoring Intervention Compared with Usual Home Care Recipients

Salahub C, Austin PC, Bai L, Ivers NM, Jones A, Tadrous M, Tran J, Lapointe-Shaw L

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association20253 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105611

05

Paying for home care: a cross-sectional study of participants of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Jones A, Lee J, Schumacher C, Sultan H, Mayhew A, Watt J, McArthur C, Tannahill-Wade M, Holyoke P, Bronskill S

BMC Health Services Research2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12975-4

06

Physician continuity of care in the last year of life in community-dwelling adults: retrospective population-based study

Howard M, Hafid S, Isenberg SR, Webber C, Downar J, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Scott MM, Hsu AT, Conen K

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care20243 citations

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004357

07

Short-term mortality and palliative care use after delayed hospital discharge: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Jones A, Lapointe-Shaw L, Brown K, Babe G, Hillmer M, Costa A, Stall N, Quinn K

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care20242 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004647

08

Factors associated with recurrent emergency department visits among people living with dementia: A retrospective cohort study

Jones A, Watt JA, Maclagan LC, Swayze S, Jaakkimainen L, Schull MJ, Bronskill SE

Journal of The American Geriatrics Society20238 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18457 PMID: W4380576786

09

Examining the immediate and ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on population-based estimates of dementia: a population-based time series analysis in Ontario, Canada

Jones A, Bronskill SE, Maclagan LC, Jaakkimainen L, Kirkwood D, Mayhew A, Costa AP, Griffith LE

BMJ Open20235 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067689

10

Examining the “Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Transfer” Indicator Among Nursing Home Residents

Aryal K, Mowbray FI, Strum RP, Dash D, Tanuseputro P, Heckman G, Costa AP, Jones A

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association20235 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.10.006 PMID: W4308841890

Older Adults' Hospital Admissions for Unmet Community Support Needs

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Lapointe-Shaw, Lauren; Gopalkrishnan, Rahul; Jones, Aaron T; Razak, Fahad; Roberts, Surain B; Verma, Amol

Keywords: Ageing; Alternative Level Of Care; Home And Community Care; Hospital Crowding; Older Adults; Social Admissions; Transitions Of Care

$100,000

Canadian Dementia Health System Performance Team

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Bronskill, Susan E; Jones, Aaron T; Kirkham, Julia; Kosteniuk, Julie G; Maxwell, Colleen J; Seitz, Dallas P

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease & Other Dementias; Cross-Provincial; Health Administrative Data; Health Policy; Health Services Research; Population-Based Analysis; Quality Of Care; Quality Of Life; Quality Reporting; Secondary Prevention & Treatment

$1,074,944

Association between Loneliness and Adverse Medication Use among Canadians

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Vyas, Manav V; Watt, Jennifer A

Keywords: Benzodiazepines; Gender; Loneliness; Opioids; Sex

$62,750

Establishing Optimal Medical Care Provider Commitment in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Cat Gr:Policy Res. for Health Sys. Transf.- Canadian Healthcare Workforce

Principal investigators: Stall, Nathan M; Quail, Patrick B; Costa, Andrew P; Savage, Rachel

Keywords: Delphi; Health Human Resources; Long-Term Care; Nursing Homes; Older Adults; Physician Standards

$149,879

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Family Medicine
Department of Medicine
Nursing
Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Physiotherapy
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Noah Ivers

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Susan Kirkland

Community Health and Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ageing Dear Professor Jones, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Social marginalization and access to publicly funded home care in Ontario: a population-based retrospective cohort study" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Older Adults' Hospital Admissions for Unmet Community Support Needs" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]