Where to enhance rural palliative care? Developing a spatial model to identify suitable communities most in need of service enhancement

Table 3 Sub-scores and final vulnerability scores, based on the PCIX methodology, for potential SPCH host communities in Ontario

Vulnerability (PCIX) Scores for possible Ontario SPCH sites
Community Name	Age (%)	Sex (%)	Living Arrangement (%)	VANDIX	VulnerabilityScore
Dryden	0.08	0.46	0.08	0.53	0.29
Elliot Lake	0.13	0.46	0.12	0.67	0.35
Fort Frances	0.10	0.46	0.10	0.52	0.30
Goderich	0.11	0.49	0.09	0.47	0.29
Haileybury	0.12	0.51	0.10	0.67	0.34
Hawkesbury	0.09	0.50	0.08	0.48	0.28
Kapuskasing	0.10	0.47	0.12	0.64	0.33
Kenora	0.09	0.42	0.09	0.55	0.29
Kincardine	0.12	0.50	0.10	0.49	0.30
Kirkland Lake	0.10	0.46	0.10	0.63	0.32
Parry Sound	0.18	0.47	0.10	0.52	0.30
Perth	0.08	0.43	0.08	0.49	0.27

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