Background Alongside an increased policy and practice emphasis on outcomes in social
care, English local authorities are now obliged to review quality at a service level to help in …

Background: quality ratings of care homes are used by decision makers in the absence of
direct information about outcomes. However, there is little evidence about the relationship …

Measuring health and wellbeing outcomes of community aged care programs is a complex
task given the diverse settings in which care takes place and the intersection of numerous …

Objectives In the increasingly competitive environment of aged care in Australasia, how can
providers and consumers be sure that the care support delivered is efficient and makes a …

Background The adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT) includes a preference-weighted
measure of social care-related quality of life for use in economic evaluations. ASCOT has …

Background The quality of life of people receiving health and social care is an important
indicator of service quality, but the relationship between patient experience and outcomes …

Abstract Background The Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) measures social
care related quality of life (SCRQoL) and can be used to measure outcomes and …

Objectives To compare assessments of health-related quality of life outcomes of care home
residents reported by residents and care staff acting as proxies. Design Linear regression …

Exploring Comparative Effectiveness and Efficiency in Long-term Care (EXCELC), an
international research project, started in 2015 to explore the comparative effectiveness and …

Context: The availability of data about the quality of care homes has increased in England
since the late 1990s, as in other countries, but it is widely underused by people choosing …