Wait Time for Home Care Packages
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Median wait time from aged care eligibility assessment approval to commencement of first Home Care Package episode.
Numerator
Wait time from Aged Care Assessment Program assessment approval to commencement of first home care provider, median days (IQR)
Denominator
Clients waiting to begin home care services
Exclusions
Only includes incident Aged Care Assessment Program assessment.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Aged Care Eligibility Assessment Program, National Screening Assessment Form, Home Care Packages data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
ROSA Outcome Monitoring System (OMS). Individual home care ROSA OMS reports are available to South Australian providers at the provider, facility or service level.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Caughey GE, Lang CE, Bray SCE, et al. Quality and safety indicators for home care recipients in Australia: development and cross-sectional analyses. BMJ Open 2022;12(8):e063152
Technical Specifications
Registry of Senior Australians. Home Care Outcome Monitoring System Technical Specification – Wait time Indicator. Version 1.0. South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. Adelaide, Australia; May 2023, 1 page static1.squarespace.com/static/5b8c84fc4cde7abe6c3e7d7c/t/648927db6de73e5f524e55a0/1686710236315/15IndicatorWaitTime+forHomeCarePackagesV1+dated+28-04-2023_WEBSITE.pdf