Location of Death
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Location of death
Numerator
Number of patients who died at home (including private residence, assisted living, and residential hospice), Number of patients who died at hospital, Number of patients who died at a nursing home
Denominator
Number of patients who died
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Gender, age at death
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Medicare claims data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public dashboard micda.isr.umich.edu/research/nhats-trends-dashboards/ and journal articles
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Harrison, K. L., Cenzer, I., Ankuda, C. K., Hunt, L. J., & Aldridge, M. D. (2022). Hospice Improves Care Quality For Older Adults With Dementia In Their Last Month Of Life. Health affairs (Project Hope), 41(6), 821-830. Bhagianadh, D., & Arora, K. (2023). Classifying End-of-Life Patterns: Evidence From the National Health and Aging Trends Study. The Gerontologist, 63(6), 1039–1048.