Wait Time From Long-Term Care Home Acceptance to Placement
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
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.