Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2003

Table 5.14 Older people


Theme: Preventing illness and providing effective treatment and care

No

Indicator definition

12.1

% uptake of influenza immunisation in people aged over 65

12.2

Admissions to hospital of people aged 75 or over due to hypothermia or injury caused by a fall per 1,000 head of population aged 75 and over

12.3

Number of households receiving intensive home help/care as a percentage of all adults and older people in residential and nursing care and households receiving intensive home help/care

12.4

Proportion of assessments of older people completed by social services within 2 weeks

12.5

Number of carers receiving a formal break from caring

12.6

Older people aged 65 or over helped to live at home (per 1,000 - 65s or over)

 


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