wait-time-to-long-term-care-home-placement-acute-care

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Median number of days to long-term care home placement (acute care) (Retired)

Alternate Name

Wait time to long-term care home placement (acute care)

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the median number of days residents waited to be placed in a long-term care home from the date of long-term care home application or consent to the date of placement, whichever is longer.

Indicator Status

Active

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Timely

Type

Process

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Days

Calculation Methods

The median time, in days, for each included placement from the earlier of long-term care home application date or consent date to date of placement. The median is the number of days within which 50% of individuals waited from the date of application or consent to the date of placement.

The median time can be stratified by location of the individual prior to placement (e.g., placed from hospital or placed from community).

The median is calculated for the following placements for this indicator:

Placed from acute care

Inclusions:

All residents placed from acute care hospitals (includes priority category 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B).

Exclusions:

Residents placed from rehab, CCC, etc.
Residents for whom "Admitted from" and/or "Prior Location Code" is unknown

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

N/A

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

N/A

Data Source

Modernized Client Profile Database (CPRO Modernized)

Data provided to HQO by

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

The wait time for long-term care placement is measured among individuals who have been placed into long-term care, so does not capture individuals who are waiting for long-term care but die or find alternative arrangements before receiving long-term care home accommodation. This indicator does not include the wait time for individuals transferring from another long-term care home.

Comments Detailed

**This indicator is retired for 2020/21.** This was a QIP priority indicator for 2019/20 with Current performance reporting period: April 2016 - March 2017. The results by Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) region represent the median of the wait times for residents placed within a LHIN region – i.e., the result is the median of the wait experienced by residents by the LHIN region where the placement occurred (based on location of the long-term care home) regardless of their prior location. The median was chosen as a summary measure because the overall distribution of wait time is highly skewed by very long waits.