- | Type of formal aged care approved | Number
[2]
| 1 | Residential aged care (Permanent) | 2 | Residential aged care (Respite) | 3 | Home Care Packages Programme | 4 | Transition Care Program | 5 | Short-Term Restorative Care | 10 | Other | 11 | None | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. DSS specific information: In the Aged care assessment cluster, this data element collects information on the type of aged care program formally approved for a person as the result of an aged care assessment. |
- | Aged care assessment end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. |
- | Australian National Aged Care Classification assessment result | Number
[2]
| 1 | Admit for palliative care | 2 | Independent without compounding factors | 3 | Independent with compounding factors | 4 | Assisted mobility, high cognition, without compounding factors | 5 | Assisted mobility, high cognition, with compounding factors | 6 | Assisted mobility, medium cognition, without compounding factors | 7 | Assisted mobility, medium cognition, with compounding factors | 8 | Assisted mobility, low cognition | 9 | Not mobile, higher function, without compounding factors | 10 | Not mobile, higher function, with compounding factors | 11 | Not mobile, lower function, lower pressure sore risk | 12 | Not mobile, lower function, higher pressure sore risk, without compounding factors | 13 | Not mobile, lower function, higher pressure sore risk, with compounding factors | 97 | Not applicable | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on code 4 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. |
- | Aged care assessment setting | Number
[2]
| 1 | Person's home | 2 | Carer's home | 3 | Other community setting | 4 | Residential aged care service | 5 | Private hospital | 6 | Public hospital | 7 | Other hospital inpatient setting – Private | 8 | Other hospital inpatient setting – Public | 9 | Clinic or other health setting not otherwise specified | 20 | Other | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. |
- | Aged care assessment start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Aged care assessment type | Number
[2]
| 1 | Screening | 2 | Home support | 3 | Comprehensive | 4 | AN-ACC | 10 | Other |
| |
- | Aged care assessment cessation reason | Number
[2]
| 1 | Completed – care recommended | 2 | Completed – no care recommended | 3 | Cancelled – person’s cultural considerations | 4 | Cancelled – lost contact with person | 5 | Cancelled – consent/application withdrawn | 6 | Cancelled – person medically/functionally unstable | 7 | Cancelled – prior aged care approval | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. |
- | The health condition of the person accessing an aged care service | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]}
The ICD-10-AM (Twelfth edition) code set representing health conditions. | |
- | Aged care assessment identifier | String
[20]
| X[X(19)]
A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this item should be used in combination with assessment type to establish/identify a unique assessment. |
- | Aged care assessment palliative care phase | Number
[2]
| 1 | Stable | 2 | Unstable | 3 | Deteriorating | 4 | Terminal | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on code 4 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. |
- | Reason for aged care assessment | Number
[2]
| 1 | Hospital admission or discharge | 2 | Change in medical condition(s) | 3 | Change in care needs | 4 | Concerns about increasing frailty | 5 | Fall(s) | 6 | Change in cognitive status | 7 | Change in mental health status | 8 | Change in caring arrangements | 9 | Change in living arrangements | 10 | Risk of vulnerability | 20 | Other | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. |
- | Recommended care setting | Number
[2]
| 1 | Private residence | 2 | Residential aged care service | 3 | Independent living within a retirement village | 4 | Other specialised/supported accommodation | 5 | Hospital | 10 | Other | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. DSS specific information: In the Aged care assessment cluster, this data element collects information on the long-term care setting recommended for a person as the result of an aged care assessment. |
- | Type of formal aged care recommended | Number
[2]
| 1 | Home Care Packages Programme | 2 | Residential aged care (permanent) | 3 | Residential aged care (respite) | 4 | Short-Term Restorative Care | 5 | Transition Care Program | 6 | Commonwealth Home Support Program | 7 | Multi-Purpose Services | 8 | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program | 9 | Department of Veteran’s Affairs services | 10 | National Disability Insurance Scheme services | 11 | Housing/homelessness services | 12 | Other | 13 | None | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. DSS specific information: In the Aged care assessment cluster, this data element collects information on the type of aged care recommended for a person as the result of an aged care assessment. |
- | Aged care assessment source of information | Number
[2]
| 1 | Person | 2 | Person's carer, family member and/or other | 3 | Person's representative | 4 | Person's general practitioner | 5 | Representative of service provider | 6 | Health professional | 7 | Aboriginal Liaison Officer | 8 | Care finder | 9 | Via interpreter | 20 | Other | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to be determined | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the Aged Care NMDS, this data element is conditional on codes 1, 2 or 3 being selected for Aged care assessment—assessment type, code N[N]. |
- | Aged care technical nursing requirement type | Number
[2]
| 1 | Transfers and locomotion | 2 | Oxygen | 3 | Use of respirator | 4 | Enteral feeding | 5 | Parenteral feeding | 6 | Tracheostomy care | 7 | Catheter care | 8 | Stoma care | 9 | Peritoneal dialysis | 10 | Haemodialysis | 11 | Hospital dialysis | 12 | Daily injections | 13 | Drip infusion in vein | 14 | Complex wound management | 15 | Pain | 16 | Other | 17 | None | 97 | Not applicable | 98 | Unknown/unable to determine | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: In the Aged care assessment cluster, this data element collects information on the type of professional nursing care identified as being required for a person during an aged care assessment. |