Median Days to First Post-Acute Home-Based Rehabilitation

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
CorHealth Ontario: Stroke Report
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Setting-Specific Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Median time (days) from acute discharge to post-acute home-based rehabilitation visit (at least 3 home-based visits).

Numerator

Median time (days) from acute discharge to post-acute home-based rehabilitation visit (at least 3 home-based visits).

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is patients discharged to post-acute home-based rehabilitation (inferred).

Exclusions

Stroke patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Linkable datasets via encrypted health card numbers are made available to CorHealth via ICES' Data & Analytic Virtual Environment (IDAVE) and the Ministry of Health's (MOH), Health Data Branch. Data sources: DAD, NACRS, RPDB, ODB, OHIP, CCRS, NRS, HCD, PCCF+

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

Ontario Stroke Report

Reporting Frequency
Financial year
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Not Assigned
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
No
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025