Long-Term Care Facility Location
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Resources
Defining Attributes
Definition
The urban or rural status of the facility is based on the facility's statistical area classification.
Numerator
Number of long-term care facilities in rural areas.
Denominator
Total number of long-term care facilities in the country.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Clinical data.
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Published online. Reported at Facility level.
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Proportion of Physicians in Rural Areas. Last Updated November 2023. Accessed March 12, 2024. www.cihi.ca/en/indicators/long-term-care-facility-location
Technical Specifications
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
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025