Quality and safety in residential aged care: an evaluation of a national quality indicator programme.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Australia, 243 000 individuals live in approximately 2700 residential aged care facilities yearly. In 2019, a National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator programme (QI programme) was implemented to monitor the quality and safety of care in facilities.

Aim

To examine the validity of the QI programme indicators using explicit measure review criteria.

Methods

The QI programme manual and reports were reviewed. A modified American College of Physicians Measure Review Criteria was employed to examine the QI programme's eight indicators. Five authors rated each indicator on importance, appropriateness, clinical evidence, specifications and feasibility using a nine-point scale. A median score of 1-3 was considered to not meet criteria, 4-6 to meet some criter

SUBMITTER: Inacio MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946472 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature