How clients rated how they feel about the number of different professional care staff they had, in a 2024 survey (see data definition).
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Client Type
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Geography
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What do you think?
Why does the number of different care staff for professional care matter?
How might this information be used to inform Continuing Care Health Service Standards 1.0 Standardized Assessment and Person-Centred Care Planning, 2.0 Case Management, and/or related sub-standards?
Are there differences between zones? Between mainly rural and urban zones? What factors could account for these differences?
Understanding “number of different professional care staff”
In a survey conducted from April 2024 to September 2024, Health Quality Alberta asked clients receiving home and community care:
In the last six months, how do you feel about the number of different professional care staff you have had ….
Clients could choose:
I’m very happy with the number I’ve had
I’m ok with the number I’ve had
I’m not happy at all with the number I’ve had
I don’t know
Considerations when viewing the results:
This data reflects the experiences of home and community care clients. Home and community care includes publicly funded professional health and personal care services that help clients live safely and independently in their own homes or communities. Settings where clients receive care are diverse, ranging from a private residence, seniors lodge, community clinic, or adult day program. Services may be received for short-term or long-term durations.
There are several factors providers and leaders can consider to better understand and improve client experiences. Some questions they could ask before taking action include:
Are clients’ responses similar or different from other zones?
What do you know about the context in which a zone operates that may help you to understand those differences?
Are there questions with lower results that suggest an opportunity for improvement?
Are there questions with higher results that highlight what you are doing well and is there an opportunity to sustain this?
