Term: Home Care, Open Cases (Prevalence)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2010-08-10

Definition:

The percentage of the population (all ages) with an open home care case in a year (values shown are the annual average for a two-year period). Some home care clients had more than one case in a year, but were only counted once for this indicator.

Use of home care is identified outside of Winnipeg using clients receiving home care services in the Manitoba Support Services Payroll (MSSP) system. Within Winnipeg home care was identified using the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Home Care MDS Assessment database. In cases where individuals were found in both the MSSP and MDS data, the MDS data was used (Martens et al., 2010).

Related concepts 

• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use

Related terms 

• Days Open of Home Care
• Home Care
• Home Care MDS Assessment (WRHA) Data
• Home Care, Average Length of Case (In-Year Days)
• Home Care, Case Closings
• Home Care, New Cases (Incidence)
• Manitoba Support Services Payroll (MSSP) Database
• Open Cases
• Open Home Care Cases (Prevalence)

References 

• 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)
• 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)