Placement Within 30 Days

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
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of all residents placed into designated supportive living or long-term care within 30 days of assessment.

Numerator

The total number of individuals placed into designated supportive living or long-term care within 30 days of assessment and being placed on a wait-list.

Denominator

The total number of individuals on the wait-list, 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).

Data 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 and annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
91-365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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
12 March 2025