Home Care Services in the Last 30 Days of Life
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of people, who lived in the community during their last 30 days who received at least one home care service within that period, reported as any home care or palliative care.
Numerator
Number of people specified in the denominator, who received at least one home care service during their last 30 days of life, reported as any home care or palliative care.
Denominator
Number of people who died and were in the community in the last 30 days of their life.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Income, Region, Rurality, Sex, Time.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Home Care Database (HCD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+), Registered Persons Database (RPDB).
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public Reports (annual report, bulletins and theme reports).
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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)