Pressure Injuries

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Victoria State Government Department of Health: Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services (PSRACS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Pressure Injury

Defining Attributes

Definition

Pressure injuries per 1,000 occupied bed days.

Numerator

Number and stage of pressure injury (Stages 1-4, Unstageable, Suspected deep tissue).

Denominator

Number of occupied bed-days divided by 1000.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Stage of pressure injury.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Residents assessed over a set period of up to 14 days, or by identifying an assessment date for each resident and completing the assessment on the same day each quarter.

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

Publicly reported quarterly. Individualised LTCF public reporing with benchmarking for each QI (iservice size, region, care level). Traffic light icons to indicate where results fall within upper and lower reference ranges. Also provides a summary report and a consumer report.

Reporting Frequency
90 days
Reporting Frequency in Days
90
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025