Seniors consume a large proportion of health care resources in Canada. It is recognized that a significant proportion of seniors over 75 years of age are at risk of functional decline, and thus of institutionalization and death. A recent meta-analysis of nineteen studies of preventive primary care outreach interventions with older persons found that such interventions were associated with a significant reduction of mortality (Summary Odds Ratio [OR] 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.75 to 0.91) and an increased likelihood of living in the community (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.43). While four of the nineteen studies were conducted in Canada, none of these examined health-related quality of life or the cost effectiveness of the intervention.