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Indicator 5: Prevalence of unplanned weight loss Notes Collection methods and requirements Facilities do not need to weigh all residents on a single day. Rather, services can weigh a number of people on each day of the month. For example, if your facility has 40 residents and there are 20 weekdays in a month, you may decide to weigh 2 residents each day. Each resident, however, must be weighed at monthly intervals, i.e. as close as possible to the same day of each month. Only residents who are included in all three weighs for the quarter can be evaluated against this indicator. Residents may choose not to participate in this audit. This can be indicated in ‘Comments’. Residents should not be weighed if this causes them pain or distress. Alternative equipment may be available to address this issue. Where a resident cannot be weighed they should be monitored by an alternative means such as mid-arm or calf circumference. Resources and further information An individual resident’s unplanned weight loss should be investigated promptly and strategies put in place to address this concern as quickly as possible. The resources listed below will assist in this process. A range of resources is available to assist health and residential services to manage nutrition within a residential aged care facility. The following resources and information are available via the internet: • Well for Life – Improving nutrition and physical activity for residents of aged care facilities www.health.vic.gov.au/agedcare/maintaining/index.htm • Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/n23syn.htm • Identifying and planning assistance for home-based adults who are nutritionally at risk www.health.vic.gov.au/hacc/publications/nutrisk-rm.htm 19
Indicator 5: Prevalence of unplanned weight loss Data Recording Sheet Name of service: Reporting quarter end date: Table: Number of residents who experienced unplanned weight loss Number of residents whose weight was monitored Number of residents who experienced a significant total unplanned weight loss (ie equal to or greater than 3 kg) Number of residents whose weight was monitored Number of residents who experienced an unplanned weight loss over three consecutive months Comments: • REQUIRED if applicable - Explain any difference between total residents and number of residents whose weight was monitored for example, 2 residents died, 1 in hospital on 2 weigh day • REQUIRED if applicable - Indicate number of residents who appeared in both parts of the indicator, ie they lost more than 3kg and lost weight for 3 consecutive months for example, 4 residents lost more than 3kg AND lost weight every month • OPTIONAL – any other comments 20
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