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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