Hospital Stay Extended Until Home Care Services or Supports Ready
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Median number of days patients remain in hospital when they no longer need that level of care, until home care services or supports are ready.
Numerator
Median length of time, in days, that patients spend in hospital as alternate level of care (ALC) before they are discharged to home care.
Denominator
Not applicable.
Exclusions
Records with admission category of cadaveric donor or stillbirth, records with selected mental health diagnoses to create a standard hospital population, discharges with mental health disorders, medical assistance in dying (MAID).
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD).
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reported at National, Province/Territory level. On CIHI webtool: Your Health System: In Brief.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Hospital Stay Extended Until Home Care Services or Supports Ready . Accessed September 25, 2023.