Reassessment Rate

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Home Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Service Delivery / Care Planning

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of assessed clients with a prior assessment in the same episode of care where the time between the 2 assessments was 1) Within 12 months (the jurisdictional standard reassessment time) and 2) Greater than 15 months.

Numerator

The number of assessed clients with a prior assessment in the same episode of care where the time between the 2 assessments was 1) Within 12 months (the jurisdictional standard reassessment time) and 2) Greater than 15 months.

Denominator

The total number of assessed clients in the reporting fiscal year that had a prior assessment within the same episode of care.

Exclusions

Reassessments that occurred more than 15 months from the prior assessment (within a single episode).

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Data quality indicators for the Home Care Reporting System.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Reported in each year's Home Care Reporting System Data Users Guide.

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025