Worsening Stage 2 to 4 Pressure Sores
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent of residents with worsening stage 2-4 pressure sores.
Numerator
Pressure sores have worsened, current pressure score >1, previous pressure score was 0,1,2,3.
Denominator
All residents.
Exclusions
Previous assessment =Most severe pressure ulcer. Breaks in skin exposing muscle or bone.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Resthome care, dementia, hospital care, and psychogeriatric care.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Inter-RAI-LTCF. 90 days. Minimum of two assessments needed >90 days and less than 300 days apart, with latest assessment occurring in the reporting quarter. Resident in same facility.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
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.