Proportion of Adult Day Services Centres Providing Advance Directives (ADs) Information to Participants or Their Families
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of adult day services centres providing Advance directives (ADs) information to participants or their families. Providing AD information was measured by "Advance directives are written documentation and may include health care proxies, durable power of attorney, living wills, do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, or physician or medical orders for life-sustaining treatments (POLST or MOLST). Does this ADSC provide any information about advance directives to participants or their families?" (yes/no).
Numerator
Number of adult day services providing Advance directives (ADs) information to participants or their families
Denominator
Number of responding adult day services
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
National Study of Long-term Care Providers, which include collection of primary data on adult day services centres and residential care communities via national and state representative surveys
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Online on www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/index.htm, as well as journal articles,
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
www.cdc.gov/nchs/npals/studyresults.htm Lendon JP, Caffrey C, Lau DT. End-Of-Life Care Planning and Bereavement Practices Among Adult Day Services Centers, 2018. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/10499091231163269 Lendon, J.P., Caffrey, C., and Lau, D.T. (2020). Advance directives state requirements, center practices, and participant prevalence in adult day services centers: Findings from the 2016 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa089