Record of Dementia in People With Dementia in Hospital Admission
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
Care Quality Commission: CQC Inspections
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Risks During Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Of all hospital admissions for people with dementia, the percentage when the person's dementia was not recorded during their most recent hospital admission despite the dementia having been recorded in the past.
Numerator
Number of hospital admissions of person with dementia when the person's dementia was not recorded during their most recent hospital admission despite the dementia having been recorded in the past.
Denominator
Number of all hospital admissions for people with dementia
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Emergency vs elective admission
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Health Episode Statistics
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Tingle, J. (2013). Care Quality Commission-the second update of care services. British journal of nursing, 22(10), 588-589
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
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Date Modified 02 December 2025