Falls in the Last 30 Days in Long-Term Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of residents who fell in the 30 days prior to quarterly target clinical assessment.
Numerator
Residents who had a fall in the last 30 days recorded on their target assessment.
Denominator
All residents.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Individual covariates: Not totally dependent in transferring; locomotion problem; Personal Severity Index subset 2 (non-diagnoses); any wandering; unsteady gait / cognitive impairment; age younger than 65.
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data availability 2017-21. Resident Assessment Instrument–Minimum Data Set 2.0 (RAI-MDS 2.0) and submitted to the Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), or using the interRAI Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI LTCF) assessment and submitted to the Integrated interRAI Reporting System (IRRS).
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Publicly reported, annually, at zone and overall province level. Compared to national level and reporting of QI over time.