Falls With Major Injury
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of care recipients who experienced one or more falls resulting in major injury.
Numerator
Number of care recipients who experienced one or more falls at the service resulting in major injury.
Denominator
Total number of care recipients assessed for falls and major injury.
Exclusions
Care recipients who were absent from the service for the entire quarter.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
A single review of the care records of each care recipient for the entire quarter. The collection date must take place in the 21 days after the end of the quarter, in order to review records for the entire quarter Data items collected: Number of care recipients whose records were assessed for falls and major injury. Number of care recipients excluded because they were absent from the service for the entire quarter. Number of care recipients who experienced one or more falls at the service during the quarter. Number of care recipients who experienced one or more falls at the service resulting in major injury during the quarter.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
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
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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