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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Average (mean) number of days people spent at home in the last 6 months
Alternate Name
Average number of days people spend at home in the last 6 months of life
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures average (mean) number of days people spent at home in the last 6 months before death. A higher number of days is better
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public reporting
Dimension
Patient-centred
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Days
Calculation Methods

Numerator divided by the denominator

Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Number of days people spent at home in their last 6 months before death.


Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
 Number of individuals  who died in Ontario  
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS)
Data provided to HQO by
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Age, Income, Region, Rurality, Sex, Time
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
The data does not show the quality of the care received at home.
 
TAGS
Sector
Other
Type
Outcome
Topic
End-of-life / Palliative
Dimension
Patient-centred
Source
Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
16/10/2017 09:32:00