Wait Time From Long-Term Care Home Acceptance to Placement

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Ontario
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Median and 90th percentile wait time that Ontarians wait from the date a LTC home accepts the placement request and places the client onto a wait-list to the date a client is placed in a LTC home.

Numerator

The difference (in days) between the facility response date and the facility choice close date. The median and 90th percentile is taken for each group (LTC home, LHINs) for which the measure is reported.

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is Ontarians with a long-term care home acceptance waiting for placement (inferred).

Exclusions

Missing facility response reason; Clients waiting transfer between LTC homes; Death occurred on or before the facility response date.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Client Profile (CPRO) Database which contains information on clients placed or waiting to be placed in a Long-Term Care Home. Information includes patient application information and choices for long-term care homes. Submitted to Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care on a monthly basis.

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
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