Readmissions for New Home Care Clients 30 Days After Leaving Hospital

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Home Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Ontario Home Care Reporting System (HCRS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of clients who were newly referred for home care services from the hospital that had unplanned hospital readmissions within 30 days of the initial hospital discharge. Generally, a lower percentage is better.

Numerator

The number of unplanned hospitalisations by home care clients newly referred to home care services within 30 days of initial hospital discharge.

Denominator

The number of clients newly referred to home care from hospital who were discharged from hospital and received their first home care service visit within the time period of interest.

Exclusions

Readmission may occur before or after the first home care service visit.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Home Care Database (HCD), Registered Persons Database (RPDB).

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Public reporting.

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Health Quality Ontario. Measuring Up 2018: A yearly report on how Ontario's health system is performing, 2018.

Technical Specifications

Indicator library of Ontario Health website not accessible (transition from health quality ontario website)

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
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025