Table 1.

National aged care mandatory quality indicator programme measure ratings

	Brief description†	Criteria score, median (min–max)
Indicator		Importance	Appropriate care	Clinical evidence	Specifications	Feasibility and applicability
Pressure injuries	Percentage of residents with pressure injuries, reported against six pressure injury stages	9 (8–9)	7 (7–9)	9 (8–9)	5 (4–7)	5 (4–7)
Physical restraints	Percentage of residents who were physically restrained	9 (8–9)	8 (7–8)	7 (6–8)	5 (4–7)	6 (3–8)
Unplanned weight loss – significant	Percentage of residents with significant (5% of more) weight loss	7 (7–9)	7 (6–7)	7 (6–8)	5 (4–6)	6 (4–7)
Unplanned weight loss – consecutive	Percentage of residents who experienced consecutive weight loss – amount every month over three consecutive months of the quarter	8 (7–9)	7 (6–7)	7 (6–8)	5 (4–7)	6 (4–7)
Falls – one or more falls	Percentage of residents who experienced one or more falls	7 (6–8)	7 (6–7)	8 (7–8)	5 (3–7)	6 (4–7)
Falls – resulting in one or more major injuries	Percentage of residents who experience one or more falls resulting in major injury (defined as fractures, dislocations, closed head injuries with altered consciousness and/or subdural haematoma)	8 (7–8)	7 (7–8)	8 (7–8)	7 (4–8)	7 (4–8)
Medication management – polypharmacy	Percentage of residents prescribed nine or more medications (not including topical, dietary supplements, short term or PRN medications)	6 (2–8)	5 (2–8)	6 (3–8)	5 (2–8)	4 (2–8)
Medication management – antipsychotics	Percentage of residents who received antipsychotic medications	8 (7–9)	8 (6–8)	8 (7–9)	6 (4–8)	7 (4–8)

^†All indicators are reported quarterly (90 days).