Proportion of Older People (65 and Over) Who Were Still at Home 91 Days After Discharge From Hospital Into Reablement/Rehabilitation Services

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS): Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of older people aged 65 and over who, after a period of reablement/rehabilitation, maintain their independence by remaining or returning to their home or previous residence 91 days after leaving hospital.

Numerator

Number of older people discharged from acute or community hospitals to their own home or to a residential or nursing care home or extra care housing for rehabilitation, with a clear intention that they will move on/back to their own home (including a place in extra care housing or an adult placement scheme setting), who are at home or in extra care housing or an adult placement scheme setting 91 days after the date of their discharge from hospital.

Denominator

Number of older people discharged from acute or community hospitals from hospital to their own home or to a residential or nursing care home or extra care housing for rehabilitation, with the clear intention that they will move on/back to their own home (including a place in extra care housing or an adult placement scheme setting).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Sex, Age category (65-74; 75-84; 85 and over).

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Short and Long-term Support (SALT) return which is an aggregated collection taken from council administrative systems. The SALT data collection has two main sections, relating to requests for social care support and provision of short term support and service users and carers receiving eligible support.

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

Measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework.

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
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