Care Around the End of Life
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of residents with an end of life care plan (advanced care planning).
Numerator
Number of residents with an end-of-life care plan, in accordance with the wishes of the resident. Has three criteria and if all three criteria are met, the resident counts towards this indicator. 1. Has a proposal been made to the resident to have a representative. 2. Are the resident's wishes regarding end-of-life care discussed? 3. Based on the resident's wishes regarding the care surrounding the end of life a care plan has been drawn up?
Denominator
Total number of residents present in the residential care centre on the registration day.
Exclusions
Short stay residents.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data collected every 6 months and submitted online to a government portal for QI calculation.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Publicly reported online annually at individual facility level (zorgkwaliteit.be/woonzorgcentra), overall Belgium population, province and size of facility. Trends over time (2018-2022) (zorgkwaliteit.be/sites/default/files/imports/Publieksrapport2022_Appendix.pdf).