Percentage Acute Readmissions Within 365 Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scotland Dementia Benchmarking Toolkit
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Risks During Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of readmissions for spells of inpatient treatment (any specialty) within 365 days of a Dementia patient's discharge from a previous spell of treatment (any length of stay) as a percentage of total admissions
Numerator
Total number of readmissions within 365 days
Denominator
Number of admission with dementia diagnosis (65+)
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Scottish Morbidity records (SMR)01. An SMR01 is raised for each Inpatient and Day case admission for care in acute specialties/health professions listed and completed at the end of the Inpatient or Day case episode. An Inpatient or Day Case admission marks the start of an Inpatient or Day Case episode. Inpatient and Day case admissions include Inpatient and Day Case Transfers-In.
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025