Table 3.
Reasons why days in acute care were deemed 'not appropriate', by diagnostic group
| Reason | Stroke No. (%) |
Hip # No. (%) |
Joint repl. No. (%) |
Other Rehab No. (%) |
All Patient Days No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delay: medical/allied health review | 158 (18.7) | 173 (20.7) | 102 (34.1) | 239 (13.4) | 672 (17.9) |
| Delay: investigation/procedure | 293 (34.8) | 133 (16.0) | 33 (11.0) | 123 (6.9) | 582 (15.5) |
| Accepted but not ready for rehabilitation | 48 (5.7) | 50 (6.0) | 20 (6.7) | 365 (20.5) | 483 (12.9) |
| Awaiting ALOC: rehabilitation bed | 56 (6.6) | 117 (14.0) | 28 (9.4) | 272 (15.3) | 473 (12.6) |
| Awaiting ALOC: other | 88 (10.4) | 151 (18.1) | 4 (1.3) | 218 (12.2) | 461 (12.3) |
| Delay: rehabilitation consult or review | 46 (5.5) | 82 (9.8) | 30 (10.0) | 280 (15.7) | 438 (11.7) |
| Unclear management plan | 51 (6.1) | 38 (4.6) | 6 (2.0) | 106 (5.9) | 201 (5.4) |
| Delay in discharge home | 25 (3.0) | 21 (2.5) | 35 (11.7) | 119 (6.7) | 200 (5.3) |
| No criteria/reasons outside of criteria | 53 (6.3) | 63 (7.6) | 26 (8.7) | 53 (3.0) | 195 (5.2) |
| No reason identified | 25 (3.0) | 6 (0.7) | 15 (5.0) | 9 (0.5) | 55 (1.5) |
| Total | 843 (100) | 834 (100) | 299 (100) | 1784 (100) | 3760 (100) |