Percentage of Residents Placed Into Their Most Preferred Long-Term Care (Default) or Designated Supportive Living Living Option for Each Quarter
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Council of Alberta: FOCUS (Fostering Open Communications that Unleash Solutions) Longterm Care
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of designated supportive living or long-term care residents that are placed into their most preferred living option. An individual is asked to choose at least one most preferred living option and other preferred options when transitioning into designated supportive living or long-term care.
Numerator
Total number of individuals placed into their most preferred designated supportive living or long-term care site
Denominator
The total number of individuals placed into a designated supportive living or long-term care site, provincially, or in a given zone.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By location placed from (all, acute/subacute care, community)and by location placed to (long-term care, designated supportive living)
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Data from Alberta Health Services
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
FOCUS on Healthcare website
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025