Purpose: This indicator assesses the provision of comprehensive medication review processes that promote quality use of medicines (QUM) in all residential care home (RCH) residents including resident groups at high risk of medication harm: those with polypharmacy, receiving antipsychotic medication and newly admitted to the RCH.
The Guiding Principles for Medication Management in Residential Aged Care Facilities (Guiding Principles) set out recommendations for medication management to support aged care provider organisations, residential aged care facilities (RCHs) and aged care staff to improve medicine safety. This indicator will assist monitoring, development of quality improvement strategies and provision of reports to the facility’s Medication Advisory Committee regarding comprehensive medication review (CMR) provision to permanent RCH residents and those at risk of medication-related harm as recommended by the Guiding Principles.
Other indicators
- INDICATOR 1: The Medication Advisory Committee (MAC) Meeting
- INDICATOR 2: Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
- INDICATOR 3: Admission Processes
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