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)
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 and annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
91-365
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
31 March 2026
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Date Modified 08 April 2026