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
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
12 March 2025
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025