Table 1.
Description of the quality indicators
| Quality indicator | Description | Quality dimension |
|---|---|---|
| Employees per residenta | Number of employees measured as full work years divided by total number of residents | Structural |
| Hourly employmenta | Percentage of full work years performed by part-time employees paid per hour | Structural |
| Full-time employmenta | Percentage of employees working at least 85% of full time | Structural |
| Employee turnover | Percentage of employees who had quit during the preceding year | Structural |
| Advanced competencea | Percentage of employees with a college or university health care education | Structural |
| Basic competence | Percentage of employees with an upper secondary school health care education | Structural |
| Individual accommodation and kitchen | Percentage of residents with individual (or shared with spouse, partner, or relative) accommodation including cooking facilities | Structural |
| Participation | Percentage of residents or appointed representatives participating in the formulation of the care plan | Processual |
| Updated care plan | Percentage of residents who had an updated care plan (not older than six months) | Processual |
| Nightly fast | Percentage of residents with a nightly fast of 11 h or less | Processual |
| Medication review | Percentage of residents that have had his/her prescribed medication assessed within the last 12 months | Processual |
| Screening for falls | Percentage of residents assessed for risk of falling | Processual |
| Screening for pressure ulcers | Percentage of residents assessed for risk of pressure ulcers | Processual |
| Screening for malnutrition | Percentage of residents assessed for risk of malnutrition | Processual |
aFor the indicators Employees per resident, Hourly employment, Full-time Employment, and Advanced competence, data from 2010 are used since these indicators were not measured in 2011 by the NBHW