Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls With Major Injury
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent of long-stay residents who have experienced one or more falls with major injury reported in the target period or look-back period
Numerator
Long-stay residents with one or more look-back scan assessments that indicate one or more falls that resulted in major injury
Denominator
All long-stay nursing home residents with one or more look-back scan assessments except those with exclusions.
Exclusions
Resident is excluded if the following is true for all look-back scan assessments: The number of falls with major injury was not coded
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public report, available from www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/nursinghomequalityinits/nhqiqualitymeasures Rivera-Hernandez, M., Kumar, A., Roy, I., Fashaw-Walters, S., & Baldwin, J. A. (2022). Quality of Care and Outcomes Among a Diverse Group of Long-Term Care Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Journal of aging and health, 34(2), 283-296.