Number of Hospitalisations per 1,000 Long-Stay Resident Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument Based Quality Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Risks During Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of Hospitalisations per 1,000 Long-Stay Resident Days
Numerator
Number of Hospitalisations
Denominator
1,000 Long-Stay Resident Days
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Public report, available from www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly. Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) Quality Measure Reports. National, state, facility and resident level (providers only).
Nursing Home Care Compare. Publicly reported on CMS website of all Medicare and Medicaid US nursing homes. Reports the average adjusted QM values for most recent three quarters.
Five Star Quality Rating System (includes 9 QIs). Publicly available online.
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/nursinghomequalityinits/nhqiqualitymeasures Joyce, N. R., McGuire, T. G., Bartels, S. J., Mitchell, S. L., & Grabowski, D. C. (2018). The Impact of Dementia Special Care Units on Quality of Care: An Instrumental Variables Analysis. Health Services Research, 53(5), 3657-3679.
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