A new release from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) – GEN Aged Care Data: Residential aged care quality indicators. Quality indicators measure aspects of service provision that contribute to the quality of care given by residential aged care services. Data on pressure injuries, use of physical restraints, and unplanned weight loss have been provided by over 2,500 residential care services 1 April to 30 June 2020.
Since 1 July 2019, the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program requires residential aged care services to collect and report on 3 quality indicators: Pressure injuries, Use of physical restraint, Unplanned weight loss.
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