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Cluster Aged care address cluster DSS specific information:
In the Aged care person cluster, this data element cluster collects the person's residential address.
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Cluster Address components cluster Mandatory 1 1 Address—building/complex sub-unit type, code AA[AA] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
DSS specific information:
The code list is not exhaustive, but can be used as a guide to collect information about the type of building or complex sub-unit type, if required.
Conditional 1 2 Address—sub-dwelling unit number, identifier X[X(6)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 3 Address—floor/level type, code A[AAA] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
DSS specific information:
The code list is not exhaustive, but can be used as a guide to collect information about the type of floor level, if required.
Conditional 1 4 Address—level number, identifier X[XXXX] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 5 Address—secondary complex name, text X[X(49)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 6 Address—complex road number 1, road number XXXXXX Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 7 Address—complex road number 2, road number XXXXXX Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 8 Address—complex road name, text X[X(44)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 9 Address—complex road type, code AA[AA] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 10 Address—complex road suffix, street suffix code A[A] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 11 Address—address site name, text X[X(49)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 12 Address—location descriptor, text X[X(49)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 13 Address—road number 1, road number XXXXXX Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 14 Address—road number 2, road number XXXXXX Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
DSS specific information:
This data element is used for ranged street numbers in conjunction with Address—road number 1, road number XXXXXX , plus a '-' (dash) for presentation. For example: 20-24A Botany Blvd (Address road number 2 is 24A)
Conditional 1 15 Address—lot number, identifier X[XXXXX] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 16 Address—road name, text X[X(44)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 17 Address—road type, code AA[AA] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 18 Address—road suffix, street suffix code A[A] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 19 Address—postal delivery service type identifier, code AA[A(9)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 20 Address—postal delivery number, identifier X[X(10)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 21 Address—postal delivery point identifier, identifier {N(8)} Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 22 Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(45)] Mandatory 1 23 Address—Australian state/territory identifier, code AA[A] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the address being within Australia.
Conditional 1 24 Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) NNNN Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the address being within Australia.
Conditional 1 25 Address—country identifier, country code (SACC 2016) NNNN Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the address NOT being within Australia.
Conditional 1 26 Address—address line, text X[X(179)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on this component being part of the address.
Conditional 1 - Address—geocode latitude, decimal degrees XN[N][.N(9)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—geocode longitude, decimal degrees XN[NN][.N(9)] Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—physical address indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N[N] Mandatory 1 - Address—primary health network identifier, code AAANNN Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—purpose of address, code AA[A] Mandatory 1 - Address—region identifier, aged care planning region code NNN Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—remoteness classification, (ASGS edition 3) code N Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—remoteness classification, Modified Monash Model code N Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—statistical area, level 1 (SA1) code (ASGS Edition 3) N(11) Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS Edition 3) N(9) Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Address—statistical area, level 3 (SA3) code (ASGS edition 3) NNNNN Conditional obligation:
Conditional on the data being known.
Conditional 1 - Aged care assessment—identifier, X[X(19)] Conditional obligation:
For the Aged Care NMDS, this item should be used in combination with assessment type to establish/identify a unique assessment.
DSS specific information:
A person may be associated with more than one aged care assessment . All relevant aged care assessment identifiers should be recorded.
Mandatory 99 - Person—accommodation type, usual code N[N] Mandatory 1 - Person—aged care identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)] DSS specific information:
Each person seeking or accessing aged care is to have a unique identifier at the national level.
Mandatory 1 - Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNN Mandatory 1 - Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Mandatory 1 - Person—family name, text X[X(39)] Mandatory 1 - Person—gender, code X Conditional obligation:
This data element is collected on a Conditional basis with the element Person—sex, code X . Data must be collected for at least one of the two elements, either sex or gender.
Where both sex and gender are known, both should be collected.
Conditional 1 - Person—given name, text X[X(39)] Mandatory 1 - Person—housing tenure type, aged care code N Mandatory 1 - Person—Indigenous status, code N Mandatory 1 - Person—informal carer existence indicator, yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N[N] DSS specific information:
Guide for use
Specific the the Aged care person cluster, the supplementary codes are described as follows:
CODE 97 NOT APPLICABLE
This code is used where the person’s informal carer is a paid worker or a volunteer organised by formal services.
CODE 98 UNKNOWN
This code is used where the assessor or person collecting the information could not determine whether the person had a carer.
CODE 99 NOT STATED/INADEQUATELY DESCRIBED
This code is not for use in primary data collections.
Mandatory 1 - Person—informal carer relationship to care recipient, code N[N] Conditional obligation:
This item should only be completed if CODE 1 Yes was selected for Person—informal carer existence indicator, code N .
DSS specific information:
For the purposes of the Aged Care NMDS:
CODE 3 Mother should also include step mothers and mothers-in-law.
CODE 4 Father should also include step-fathers and fathers-in-law.
CODE 99 should also include non-binary, a different term, or prefer not to answer with respect to the person’s sex or gender.
Conditional 1 - Person—living arrangement, code N[N] Mandatory 1 - Person—marital status, code N Mandatory 1 - Person—preferred language, code (ASCL 2016) N[NNN] Mandatory 1 - Person—sex, code X Conditional obligation:
This data element is collected on a Conditional basis with the element Person—gender, code X . Data must be collected for at least one of the two elements, either sex or gender.
Where both sex and gender are known, both should be collected.
DSS specific information:
This data element is used to collect a person's sex as recorded at birth.
Where sex at birth is not available, Person—gender, code X only should be collected.
Conditional 1