Elapsed Time for Aged Care Services: Residential Aged Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The elapsed time between an Aged Care Assessment Team approval and entry into a residential aged care service. Presented as percentages of people admitted by length of the elapsed time period and service type.
Numerator
Number of aged care recipients who first commence a service within elapsed time periods during the financial year. Elapsed time is calculated by subtracting the date at which the person enters residential aged care from the approval date of the most recent Aged Care Assessment Team assessment.
Denominator
Total number of aged care recipients who first commence a service during the financial year, excluding those whose Aged Care Assessment Team approval was on or after commencement in a service.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By length of the elapsed time period (within 2 days or less, 7 days or less, less than 1 month, less than 3 months, less than 9 months, and 9 months and over) and service type.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
The Australian Government Department of Health's Ageing and Aged Care data warehouse holds data for residential and community aged care programs administered by the Department. The warehouse holds data on: service providers; services; places; people; assessments; outputs; funding; quality and compliance. The data are provided by: service providers, Aged Care Assessment Teams, Medicare Australia and the Aged Care Accreditation Agency.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Productivity Commission Report on Government Services.