Fallen in the Last 30 Days

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Quality Indicators in Aged Residential Care (National interRAI Quality Indicators - LTCF)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Falls / Fracture / Injury

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percent of residents who have fallen in the last 30 days.

Numerator

One fall in last 30 days or residents with two or more falls in last 30 days.

Denominator

All residents.

Exclusions

Falls not answered.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Resthome care, dementia, hospital care, and psychogeriatric care.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Inter-RAI-LTCF. 90 days.

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

Publicly reported, quarterly, online using interactive dashboard by; all care levels, LTCF care level, dementia level of care, hospital level of care and psychogeriatric level of care. Reported also at district health board region, provider and LTCF level, to allow benchmarking against national average and prior quarter reporting.

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

Source and Reference Attributes

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
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