Median Number of Regular Medications per Resident

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
McDerby et al. (2020)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medication-Related

Defining Attributes

Definition

Median number of regular medications per resident (IQR)

Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

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

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

McDerby, N., Kosari, S., Bail, K., Shield, A., Peterson, G. and Naunton, M., "Residential Aged Care Pharmacist: An Australian Pilot Trial Exploring the Impact on Quality Use of Medicines Indicators", Medicines 7(4) (2020). DOI: 10.3390/medicines7040020

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
Yes
Upload Date
23 July 2025