Direct Standardised Rate of Emergency Admissions (Aged 65 Years and Over)

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
Public Health England: Fingertips Dementia Profile
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Risks During Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Directly age standardised rate of emergency inpatient hospital admissions for people with a mention of dementia or Alzheimer's in any of the diagnosis code positions (aged 65+) per 100,000 population.

Numerator

The number of finished emergency admissions, with an emergency admission method, ordinary admissions and with any mention of dementia or Alzheimer's in any diagnostic field position, in people aged 65+.

Denominator

Local authority analysis use resident population (90+) for ages 65 years+.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Local authority.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Data is from NHS Digital, with numerator from Hospital Episode Statistics – NHS Digital (routine data submissions by providers to NHS Digital for the purposes of payment for and commissioning of healthcare in England, and denominator from Resident population: Official National Statistics (ONS) Mid-year population estimates.

Frequency of Data Collection
Pre-arranged dates during the year
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025