Average Length of Stay (Days) for People With Dementia Admitted to Hospital for Surgery Following a Hip Fracture

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): OECD Health Care Quality Indicators - Dementia Care (Pilot set)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Risks During Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Average length of stay (days) for people with dementia admitted to hospital for surgery following a hip fracture

Numerator

Average length of stay (days) for people with dementia admitted to hospital for surgery following a hip fracture

Denominator

People with dementia admitted to hospital for surgery following a hip fracture

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Data provided by individual countries

Frequency of Data Collection
Pilot study only
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
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
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025