SINGLE MEASURE

Time spent in a care home

Sweep Title: Wave 7
Dataset: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

Question(s)

[Altogether/] how long did you stay in a nursing home or residential care home [in the │last two │years/since last interview]? You can tell me your answer in days/nights, │weeks or months.

Response scale

INTERVIEWER: ENTER NUMBER OF DAYS/NIGHTS, WEEKS OR MONTHS.
Range: 0…40

01 Days/nights
02 Weeks
03 Months

Participant age 50 - 120
Starts January 2014
Ends January 2015
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Receipt;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Past two years
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID ELSA-1282