Definition
Whether or not an informal carer lives with the person for whom they care, as represented by a code.
Components
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Data Element ConceptInformal carer—co-residency status
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Object ClassInformal carer
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PropertyCo-residency status
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Value DomainCarer co-residency code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Carer co-residency code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Co-resident carer | ||
| 2 | Non-resident carer | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
This metadata item is usually used to record residency status of the person who provides most care to the person.
If a client has both a co-resident (e.g. a spouse) and a visiting carer (e.g. a daughter or son), the coding response should be related to the carer who provides the most significant care and assistance related to the client's capacity to remain living at home. The expressed views of the client and/or their carer(s) or significant other should be used as the basis for determining this.
Origin:Home and Community Care (HACC) Data Dictionary Version 1.0, 1998
Comments:This item helps to establish a profile of the characteristics of informal carers and as such increases knowledge about the dynamics and patterning of the provision of informal care. In particular, whether the informal carer lives with the person for whom they care or not is one indication of the level of informal support available to clients and of the intensity of care provided by the carer.
This data element can be used to identify whether the carer is a co-resident carer (as per the Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers) and thereby facilitates comparisons with population estimates of the number of informal carers who are also co-resident carers. This is important in the estimation of need for services.