Home Care Services in the Last 30 Days of Life

Identifying Attributes

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

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
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Income, Region, Rurality, Sex, Time.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
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
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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025