Significant Unplanned Weight Loss

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
Weight Loss / Nutrition

Defining Attributes

Definition

Unplanned weight loss per 1,000 occupied bed-days.

Numerator

Number of residents who experienced total unplanned weight loss equal to or greater than three kilograms.

Denominator

Number of occupied bed-days for residents whose weight was monitored, divided by 1000.

Exclusions

Residents who are absent, e.g., in hospital, receiving end-of-life palliative care, respite residents.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Audit of monthly weight records of all residents.

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