Quality Indicator Repository
Quality indicators are standardised, evidence-based measures used to monitor and evaluate the quality and safety of care. The ACAC developed a Quality Indicator Repository. For information on its development see this document.
Please navigate the Quality Indicator Repository to learn about the quality indicators we identified across care settings and their defining, data, and source attributes. You can also use the Quality Indicator Repository to download quality indicators of interest to you.
All residents should have a comprehensive medication review with attention to adherence, side-effects, and efficacy within 4 weeks of admission and bi-annually
Prevalence of antianxiety / hypnotic medication use.
Prevalence of antianxiety or hypnotic drug use.
Percentage of residents who have been prescribed antidepressants or sleeping pills.
Antidepressant prevalence
Prevalence of antipsychotic drug use in the absence of psychotic and related condition.
Percentage of long-term care home residents without psychosis on antipsychotics in the last 7 days.
Antipsychotic prevalence
Proportion of home care recipients who were dispensed an antipsychotic.
Proportion of residents dispensed an antipsychotic.
Prevalence of antipsychotic use in absence of indication.
Care for older adults - medication review
Average "top-box" score for the question: When I left the hospital, I clearly understood the purpose for taking each of my medications. (Part of the 3-Item Care Transition Measure (CTM-3)) 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 I was not given any medication when I left the hospital
Average "top-box" scores for the question: When you started getting home health care from this agency, did someone from the agency ask to see all the prescription and over-the-counter medicines you were taking? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Do Not Remember
Proportion of residents that are chronic opioid users.
Proportion of home care recipients who are chronic opioid users.
Co-prescription percentage
Percentage of responses for each option of the question: Thinking about any medicine you were to take at home, were you given any of the following? Multiple responses allowed
Cubie fill error rate included, but were not limited to, incorrect drug, incorrect strength, incorrect quantity, incorrect expiration date, expired product, damaged product, etc
Cubie fill error rate included, but were not limited to, incorrect drug, incorrect strength, incorrect quantity, incorrect expiration date, expired product, damaged product, etc
Daily order-entry error rate. Error types include but are not limited to, incorrect drug, incorrect strength, incorrect quantity, incorrect date, incorrect patient, incorrect prescriber, incorrect directions, incorrect hours of administration, incorrect package type, and missing pertinent information.
Daily order-entry error rate. Error types include but are not limited to, incorrect drug, incorrect strength, incorrect quantity, incorrect date, incorrect patient, incorrect prescriber, incorrect directions, incorrect hours of administration, incorrect package type, and missing pertinent information.
Percentage of home health quality episodes at the end of which the patient was discharged, with no formal assistance available, needing wound care or medication assistance.
Responses to: Before You Left The Emergency Room, Did A Doctor Or Nurse Tell You What The Medicine Was For? Yes, Definitely Yes, Somewhat No