Incontinence Care

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Continence / Elimination

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of care recipients who experienced incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD).

Numerator

Care recipients with incontinence who experienced IAD. Care recipients who experienced IAD, reported against each of the four sub-categories: -1A: Persistent redness without clinical signs of infection -1B: Persistent redness with clinical signs of infection -2A: Skin loss without clinical signs of infection -2B: Skin loss with clinical signs of infection.

Denominator

Total number of care recipients with incontinence.

Exclusions

Incontinence care: Care recipients who were absent from the service for the entire quarter IAD assessment: Care recipients who did not have incontinence.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Data items collected: Number of care recipients assessed for incontinence care. Number of care recipients excluded because they were absent from the service for the entire quarter. Number of care recipients excluded from IAD assessment because they did not have incontinence. Number of care recipients with incontinence. Number of care recipients with incontinence who experienced IAD. Number of care recipients with incontinence who experienced IAD, reported against each of the four IAD sub-categories: -1A: Persistent redness without clinical signs of infection -1B: Persistent redness with clinical signs of infection -2A: Skin loss without clinical signs of infection -2B: Skin loss with clinical signs of infection.

Frequency of Data Collection
90 days
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
90
Reporting Methods

Reported at national, state, remoteness (www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au/Topics/Quality-in-aged-care/Residential-Aged-Care-Quality-Indicators-latest-release) and facility level (www.myagedcare.gov.au/find-a-provider/search-by-name), every quarter. Included within an overall five-star quality rating program (n=5 QIs). Contributes to Star Ratings (care recipients with one or more pressure injuries).

Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Department of Health and Aged Care. National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program). 2023 www.health.gov.au/our-work/qi-program

Link to Measurement Tools

Beeckman et al. (2017). The Ghent Global IAD Categorisation Tool, Skin Integrity Research Group - Ghent University. See Appendix B www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/national-aged-care-mandatory-quality-indicator-program-manual-30-part-a

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
Yes
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
12 March 2025