Average Waiting Time to Access Care Accommodation and Nursing Home

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Denmark
Publishing Organisation
Statistics Denmark: Social Benefits for Senior Citizens Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Average time from elderly people being granted the right to accommodation until an offer is made.

Numerator

Average time from elderly people being granted the right to accommodation until an offer is made.

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is elderly people waiting to access care accommodation and nursing homes (inferred).

Exclusions

Elderly people making use of the free choice of accommodation.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Administrative register data.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Publicly available online at Statistics Denmark www.statistikbanken.dk/AED16 (not in English).

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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
12 March 2025