Term: Personal Care Home (PCH)

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2013-10-30

Definition:

This term has different definitions in MCHP research. The majority use definition 1 below.

1. Personal Care Homes (PCHs) are residential facilities for predominantly older persons with chronic illness or disability, also known as nursing homes( Martens et al., 2003 ). PCHs may be proprietary (for profit) or non-proprietary. Non-proprietary PCHs may further be classified as secular or ethno-cultural (associated with a particular religious faith or language other than English) as well as either freestanding or juxtaposed with an acute care hospital/facility ( Martens et al., 2003 ). Some PCH facilities may be funded by the provincial (provincial PCHs) or federal (federal PCHs) government. There is no designated PCH facility in Churchill; however, seven of the hospital beds in the Churchill Health Centre serve as PCH beds. (Fransoo et al., 2013). In order to be admitted to a PCH an application form must be completed and reviewed by a panel which determines whether the person requires admission. Many persons who apply to enter a PCH have been home care clients for a considerable period of time, but their care needs have become too great to manage in the community ( Finlayson et al., 2007 ). They generally continue to receive home care until admitted to a PCH.
   
   
2. PCHs are considered one of 13 alternate levels of care (ALC) in which care is provided by a long term care facility in a 24-hour supervised setting for patients who can no longer be cared for at home ( De Coster et al., 1996 ).

Related concepts 

• Calculating Costs/Expenditures for Pharmaceuticals
• Level of Care (LOC) - in Personal Care Home (PCH)
• Long Term Care (LTC) Data Overview

Related terms 

• Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
• Acute Care Hospitals
• Admission
• Admission to Personal Care Home (PCH)
• Adult Day Care
• Adult Day Hospital
• Aging in Place
• Alternate Level of Care (ALC)
• Assessment for Personal Care Home (PCH) Placement
• Assessment Panels
• Average Length of Stay (ALOS)
• Benchmark Specific Total
• Benzodiazepine Prescribing for Residents of Personal Care Homes (PCH)
• Catchment: Where Patients Came From Prior to Admission to Personal Care Home (PCH)
• Chronic Care
• Continuing Care
• Dependency Assessment Supplement (DAS)
• Ethno-Cultural Personal Care Home (PCH)
• From Community
• From Hospital
• From Other
• Length of Stay in PCH by Level of Care (LOC) on Admission
• Length of Waiting Time (LWT) After Assessment
• Level of Care (LOC) - In Personal Care Homes (PCH)
• Level of Care (LOC) on Admission to Personal Care Homes (PCH)
• Long Term Care (LTC)
• Long Term Care (LTC) Data
• Long Term Care (LTC) MDS Assessment (WRHA) Data
• Long Term Care (LTC) Utilization History Data
• Median Wait Time for Admission to Personal Care Home (PCH)
• Nursing Home Drug Program Data
• One Year Outcomes
• Panelled
• Panelled Days
• Panelling
• Panelling Date / Panel Date
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Admissions
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Bed Equivalent
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Bed Supply
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Beds
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Data
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Location
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Resident Rates
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Residents
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Types
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Use
• Personal Care Home (PCH), Where PCH Residents Came From Prior to Admission
• Personal Care Home (PCH), Where RHA Residents Went for PCH Admission
• Polypharmacy
• Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Benzodiazepines to Older Adults (75+)
• Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI-MDS 2.0©)
• Residential Charges
• Residents in Personal Care Homes (PCH) / Prevalence of PCH Use
• Residents of Personal Care Homes (PCH)
• Respite / Respite Care
• Secular
• Separation Rates for Long Stays (30+ days)
• Use of Personal Care Home (PCH) Beds
• Utilization of Personal Care Home (PCH) Resources

References 

• De Coster C, Peterson S, Kasian P. Alternatives to Acute Care . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health and Evaluation, 1996. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Finlayson GS, Forget E, Ekuma O, Derksen S, Bond R, Martens P, De Coster C. Allocating Funds for Healthcare in Manitoba Regional Health Authorities: A First Step--Population-Based Funding. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2007. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens PJ, Fransoo R, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Black C, Dik N, MacWilliam L, Derksen S, Walld R, Steinbach C, Dahl M. The Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas: Population-Based Comparison of Health and Health Care Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2003. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Chateau D, Doupe M, Walld R, Soodeen R, Ouelette C, Rajotte L. Projecting Personal Care Home Bed Equivalent Needs in Manitoba Through 2036. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
• Currie RJ (1996). Summary: Alternatives to Acute Care.(View)
• Doupe M, Kozyrskyj A, Soodeen R, Derksen S, Burchill C, Huq S. An Initial Analysis of Emergency Departments and Urgent Care in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Doupe M, Fransoo R, Chateau D, Dik N, Burchill C, Soodeen R-A, Bozat-Emre S, Guenette W. Population Aging and the Continuum of Older Adult Care in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2011. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Doupe M, Finlayson G, Khan S, Yogendran M, Schultz J, McDougall C, Kulbaba C. Supportive Housing for Seniors: Reform Implications for Manitoba's Older Adult Continuum of Care. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Doupe M, Brownell M, Kozyrskyj A, Dik N, Burchill C, Dahl M, Chateau D, De Coster C, Hinds A, Bodnarchuk J. Using Administrative Data to Develop Indicators of Quality Care in Personal Care Homes. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2006. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, Prior H, Chateau D, McDougall C, Schultz J, McGowan K, Soodeen R, Bailly A. Adult Obesity in Manitoba: Prevalence, Associations, and Outcomes. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2011. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, Burland E, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C. Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Chateau D, Walld R. Sex Differences in Health Status, Health Care Use, and Quality of Care: A Population-Based Analysis for Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Rajotte L. Who is in our Hospitals.and why? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Frohlich N, De Coster C, Dik N. Estimating Personal Care Home Bed Requirements. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy: Winnipeg, MB, 2002. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Garland A, Fransoo R, Olafson K, Ramsey C, Yogendran M, Chateau D, McGowan K. The Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critical Illness in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Hilderman T, Katz A, Derksen S, McGowan K, Chateau D, Kurbis C, Allison S, Reimer JN. Manitoba Immunization Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2011. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Kozyrskyj A, Black C, Chateau D, Steinbach C. Discharge outcomes in seniors hospitalized for more that 30 days. Can J Aging 2005;24(Suppl 1):107-120. [Abstract] (View)
• Martens P, Nickel N, Forget E, Lix L, Turner D, Prior H, Walld R, Soodeen RA, Rajotte L, Ekuma O. The Cost of Smoking: A Manitoba Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens PJ, Bartlett J, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Huq S, Romphf L, Sanguins J, Carter S, Bailly A. Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Menec V, Lix L, Steinbach C, Ekuma O, Sirski M, Dahl M, Soodeen R. Patterns of Health Care Use and Cost at the End of Life. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Menec V, MacWilliam L, Soodeen R, Mitchell L. The Health and Health Care Use of Manitoba's Seniors: Have They Changed Over Time? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2002. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Raymond C, Metge C, Alessi-Severini S, Dahl M, Schultz J, Guenette W. Pharmaceutical Use in Manitoba: Opportunities to Optimize Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Roos NP, Black C, Roos LL, Frohlich N, De Coster C, Mustard C, Brownell M, Shanahan M, Fergusson P, Toll F, Carriere KC, Burchill C, Fransoo R, MacWilliam L, Bogdanovic B, Friesen D. Managing health services: how administrative data and population-based analyses can focus the agenda. Health Serv Manage Res 1998;11(1):49-67. [Abstract] (View)
• Shanahan M, Steinbach C, Burchill C, Friesen D, Black C. A Project to Investigate Provincial Expenditures on Health Care to Manitobans: A POPULIS Project. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1997. [Report] [Summary] (View)