Quality Rating of Residential Care and Nursing Home Beds (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
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Other

Defining Attributes

Definition

The percentage of residential care home and nursing home beds, suitable for a person with dementia (65+), which are rated as 'good' or 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), per CCG and local authority. It is highly recommended that this indicator is interpreted together with the companion metrics 'Dementia: Residential care and nursing home bed capacity (aged 65+)' and 'Dementia: Percentage of assessed residential care and nursing home beds (aged 65+)'.

Numerator

Count of beds rated as 'good' or 'outstanding' by the CQC in each CCG or local authority.

Denominator

Total number of beds, suitable for a person with dementia (65+) for all CQC residential care and nursing homes in each CCG and local authority.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Clinical Commissioning Groups and local authority.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Data is from Care Quality Commission, which collects service information at registration and inspections.

Frequency of Data Collection
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