Readmissions For Home Care Patients In 30 Days After Leaving Hospital

This is the percentage of new publicly funded home care patients, of all ages, who had an unplanned readmission in 30 days after leaving hospital. A lower percentage of patients is better. Timely follow-up after hospital discharge can help prevent readmissions and improve patient outcomes.

2016/17

11.7%

of patients were readmitted in 30 days after leaving hospital

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Compare results across regions:

Region	Percent
Ontario	11.7
Erie St Clair	9.1
Central West	9.1
Mississauga Halton	9.8
South East	10.1
Central East	10.6
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant	11.0
North Simcoe Muskoka	11.1
Central	11.1
South West	11.5
North East	12.0
Waterloo Wellington	12.7
North West	15.4
Champlain	15.5
Toronto Central	17.0

Percentage of home care patients, of all ages, who had an unplanned readmission in 30 days after leaving hospital, in Ontario, 2008/09 to 2016/17

2008/092009/102010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/162016/17051015202512.512.512.412.412.412.412.012.012.512.512.112.111.611.611.911.911.711.7Fiscal YearPercent

	Ontario
2008/09	12.5012554
2009/10	12.43382771
2010/11	12.42813427
2011/12	11.9866508
2012/13	12.46731536
2013/14	12.13354714
2014/15	11.64866608
2015/16	11.91931778
2016/17	11.6978351

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Data source: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB), Home Care Database (HCD), provided by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). For more information on the technical description, please visit the Indicator Library.