Rehabilitation Day Programme Availability

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Rehabilitation Indicator Menu
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Accessibility

Defining Attributes

Definition

The number of facilities offering a rehabilitation day programme per 10 000 population. These rehabilitation day programmes (as funded/ allocated to services) are intensive outpatient rehabilitation services reserved specifically for the rehabilitation of clients with subacute and chronic health conditions requiring more intense and specialised rehabilitation care (e.g. clients with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, spina bifida). These programmes commonly involve multiple professions and are usually available in rehabilitation hospitals, centres and units, or integrated into nursing homes (e.g. clients with dementia) or schools.

Numerator

Number of facilities offering a rehabilitation day programme.

Denominator

Total population.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Numerator and denominator: geographic area, day programme type.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Preferred data sources: Administrative data from ministry of health. Other possible sources: HHFA or audit, HMIS.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu. 2nd edition. 2023. Accessed September 2023. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440

Technical Specifications

Rehabilitation indicator menu 2023 2nd edition: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440

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
No
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
02 December 2025