Key Performance Indicators

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Residential Care Industry Key Performance Indicators

The residential care industry has a high degree of legislation that needs to be complied with. This is especially true of residential care of children where the DWP (formerly the DSS) is involved. Aged residential care is interesting as the residents are mostly very long term and for smaller care homes a small number of very ill residents can skew the care KPIs significantly. These slow changing KPIs will normally only require monthly measuring.

Financial KPIs

  • Number effective full time staff employed / resident
  • £ wages / £ total expenses expressed as a %
  • Total expense £ / resident income received (broken down by government and private contributions) / resident

Aged Residential Care KPIs

  • Number of falls
  • Number of residents with continence issues
  • Number of residents with weight loss/gain outside normal values for individuals
  • Number of residents with diabetes
  • Number of residents that receive a reasonable amount of exercise
  • Number residents on 6 (or 12) or more medicines
  • % residents receiving an annual review of care

Child Residential Care KPIs

  • % of children in care who have been moved 3 or more times during the year (Targets are approximately 10%) children looked after who were in family placements (target 85%)
  • % of children leaving care at 16+ with at least 1 GCSE or GNVQ (target 70%)
  • % of children under 10 years old in foster care placed with foster parents or in adoption (target 99%)

Human Resource KPIs

  • Average days sick / employee
  • Average days off work due to accidents / employee
  • % staff turnover – number effective full time staff leaving

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