Deaths in Usual Place of Residence: People With Dementia (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
Person-Centredness
Domain
Palliative Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

The proportion of all dementia and Alzheimer deaths which took place in their usual place of residence. Usual residence is defined as: home, care homes (local authority and non-local authority) and religious establishments.

Numerator

Number of deaths with a mention of dementia or Alzheimer's (classified as either underlying cause of death or contributory cause) recorded in each area where the place of death is recorded as home, care home or religious establishment (excluding deaths from external causes) in any one calendar year.

Denominator

Number of deaths with a mention of dementia or Alzheimer's (classified as either underlying cause of death or contributory cause) recorded in each area in any one calendar year.

Exclusions

Excludes all deaths from external causes.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Data is from Public Health England (Office for National Statistics Mortality File).

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025