Percentage of Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia Who Were Prescribed an Antipsychotic
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Ontario Physician Networks Quality Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of long-term care residents with dementia who were prescribed an antipsychotic
Numerator
Individuals with dementia who had filled a prescription for an antipsychotic during the following year
Denominator
Individuals aged 66 and older and living in long-term care on
Exclusions
Those receiving palliative care, those with a diagnosis of Huntington's chorea or tics, and those with a diagnosis of psychosis.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Ontario health administrative databases
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
Stukel TA, Croxford R, Rahman F, Bierman AS, Glazier RH. Variations in Quality Indicators Across Ontario Physician Networks. Toronto: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; 2016.
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