CODE 1 Person's home This code applies to instances where assessments took place in the person's usual residence, where that is a private home. CODE 2 Carer's home This code applies to instances where assessments took place in the person's carer's home. It refers to the carer's usual place of residence where that is a private home and is different to the person's home. If the person lives in the same usual residence as the carer, report as Code 1. CODE 3 Other community setting This code applies to instances where assessments took place in a community setting. It includes outpatient clinics, retirement villages, independent living units and Aboriginal Medical Centres. It includes assessments in a private home which were not the usual residence of the person or their carer. CODE 4 Residential aged care service This code applies to instances where assessments took place in a residential aged care service. This is a place of residence for people who can no longer reside in their own home and may require ongoing personal care. CODE 5 Private hospital This code applies to instances where assessments took place in a private hospital when the person was an inpatient or admitted patient. Private hospitals are those owned and managed by private for-profit and not-for-profit entities. CODE 6 Public hospital This code applies to instances where assessments took place in a public hospital when the person was an inpatient or admitted patient. A public hospital is owned and managed by the government. CODE 7 Other hospital inpatient setting – private This code applies to instances where assessments took place in other private hospital inpatient settings, such as specialised private outpatient services, rehabilitation centres and urgent care centres. CODE 8 Other hospital inpatient setting – public This code applies to instances where assessments took place in other public hospital inpatient settings such as walk-in medical centres, nursing inpatient clinics and public rehabilitation centres. CODE 9 Clinic or other health setting not otherwise specified This code applies to instances where assessments took place in a clinic (not part of a hospital) where a health service is provided. This includes general practitioner clinics and specialist medical officer's rooms. This code also applies to other health settings not otherwise specified. CODE 20 Other This code applies to a setting not covered by codes 1-9. CODE 97 Not applicable This code applies where there was no assessment. CODE 98 Unknown/unable to be determined This code applies where the setting could not be specified or was not known to the assessor. CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described This code applies where the setting is not stated or inadequately described. This code is not to be used on primary collection forms. It is primarily for use in administrative collections when transferring data from data sets where the item has not been collected. |