SINGLE MEASURE

Nursing care needed - long-stay residents

Sweep Title: The Scottish Care Homes Census Form
Dataset: Scottish Care Homes Census (SCHC)

Question(s)

Whether resident requires nursing care

Anyone who requires care which can only be given by a qualified nurse or under the supervision of a qualified nurse.

Response scale

This information is given for each long-stay resident (only completed for residents designated as long-stay.
If all residents are short-stay or respite then administrators answer “no” to the question

Participant age 18 - 120
Starts January 2024
Ends January 2025
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Need;
Informant: Data manager
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Past year
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID SCHC-6238