Minimising Disabilities From Cognitive Decline
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Japan
Publishing Organisation
Japan long-term care quality indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Cognition
Defining Attributes
Definition
Cognitive disorders in the last 30 days.
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Data collected by service providers (nurses or case managers) and client/family members. 30 day lookback period.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not mandated by government yet, QIs developed
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Igarashi A, et al. Quality Assurance in Long-Term Care and Development of Quality Indicators for Japan. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2020 6:1-8. doi.org/10.1177/2333721420975320 Fukui C, Igarashi A, Noguchi-Watanabe M, et al. Development of quality indicators for evaluating the quality of long-term care. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2021 1-2. doi.org/10.1177/233372
Technical Specifications
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
No
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
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025