Prevalence of Tube Feeding

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument Based Quality Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Person-Centred Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Prevalence of tube feeding

Numerator

Number of residents with feeding tubs

Denominator

Number of residents

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Joyce, N. R., McGuire, T. G., Bartels, S. J., Mitchell, S. L., & Grabowski, D. C. (2018). The Impact of Dementia Special Care Units on Quality of Care: An Instrumental Variables Analysis. Health Services Research, 53(5), 3657-3679. Rantz MJ, Flesner MK, Zwygart-Stauffacher M. Improving care in nursing homes using quality measures/indicators and complexity science. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010 Jan-Mar;25(1):5-12. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181c12b0f. PMID: 20010251; PMCID: PMC3254212.

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