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A Population-Based Analysis of Manitoba's Nursing Home Sector

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Carolyn DeCoster ,
Noralou Roos  and
Evelyn Shapiro
Carolyn DeCoster
Affiliation:
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, Univeristy of Manitoba
Noralou Roos
Affiliation:
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, Univeristy of Manitoba
Evelyn Shapiro
Affiliation:
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, Univeristy of Manitoba
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Abstract

This paper describes the nursing home component of the population-based health information system developed in Manitoba, and four years (1989/90 to 1992/93) of data produced by this information system. The study presents regional comparisons of nursing home bed ratios, admissions per 1,000 elderly, days of care per capita, mean expected length of stay for new admissions and median length of waiting time prior to admission. Selected hospital indicators for long-stay patients are also presented. The study indicates that a population-based information system is a useful tool for managing the nursing home sector by highlighting the degree to which a province achieves distributional equity and equality of access to nursing home beds.

Résumé

Cet article décrit la partie du système d'information sur la santé des populations du Manitoba sur les centres d'hébergement, ainsi que les données compilées par ce système sur une période de quatre ans (de 1989–90 à 1992–93). L'étude présente des comparaisons régionales de ratios de lits d'hébergement, de taux d'entrée par 1000 personnes âgées, de journées de soins par personne, de la durée moyenne du séjour des nouvelles admissions et de la durée médiane des périodes d'attente avant l'entrée. Des indicateurs sur les séjours de longue durée en hôpitaux y sont également présentés. L'étude révèle qu'un système d'information socio-démographique constitue un outil pratique pour la gestion du secteur des centres d'hébergement, car il permet de mettre en lumière dans quelle mesure une province obtient une distribution et un accès équitables aux lits d'hébergement.

Keywords

Nursing HomeClaims-Administrative DataInformation SystemsNeeds Based PlanningNursing Home-Waiting ListPopulation Health.Centre d'hébergementdossiers administratifssystèmes d'informationplanification par les besoinsliste d'attentesanté des populations.
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Articles
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , Été/Summer 1995 , pp. 319 - 334
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1995

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