Indicators
of Quality
  • Waiting
  • Hospital readmissions
  • Incontinence
  • Communication
  • Falls
  • Pressure ulcers
  • Patient experience
  • Long-term care placement
  • Emergency department visits
  • Vaccination
  • All
Home Care

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Provincial Results Summary by Indicator, 2014/15

Health topic Indicator Value
Waiting for nursing services Percentage of home care patients who received their first nursing visit within five days of the date they were authorized for nursing services 94%
Waiting for personal support services for complex patients Percentage of home care patients with complex needs who received their first personal support visit within five days of the date they were authorized for personal support services 85%
Incontinence Percentage of home care patients who have newly developed bladder incontinence or whose bladder functioning has not improved since their previous assessment 60%
Communication Percentage of home care patients with a new or existing communication problem that did not improve since their previous assessment 37%
Hospital readmissions Percentage of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge from hospital for home care patients who receive their referrals to Community Care Access Centre while in hospital 12%
Falls Percentage of home care patients who fell in the last 90 days 31%
Pressure ulcers Percentage of home care patients with a new pressure ulcer (stage 2 to 4) 1.1%
Patient experience Percentage of home care patients who were satisfied with their care from both care coordinators and service providers 92%
Emergency department visits Percentage of unplanned emergency department visits by home care patients within 30 days of referral from hospital to Community Care Access Centre after acute hospital discharge 26%
Long-term care placement Percentage of home care patients placed in long-term care who could have stayed home or somewhere else in the community 18%
Vaccination Percentage of home care patients who have not received influenza vaccination in the past two years 27%