Chronic Disease Management Plans

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Person-Centred Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of people with dementia who had at least one chronic disease management plan in the last 12 months

Numerator

Number of people with dementia who had at least one chronic disease management plan in the last 12 months

Denominator

Number of people with dementia

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Age, sex, co-morbidity score

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Rahja, M., Air, T., Ahern, S., Ward, S. A., Caughey, G. E., Sluggett, J. K., . . . Inacio, M. C. (2022). Primary and Secondary Care Related Quality Indicators for Dementia Care Among Australian Aged Care Users: National Trends, Risk Factors, and Variation. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 88(4), 1511-1522.

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025