Prevalence of PACE-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries (Stages 3, 4, unstageable, and deep tissue injury) among PACE participants in a quarter, expressed as persons with 1 or more pressure ulcers/injuries divided by the number of participants on the PACE organization’s census who resided in a home setting (home or assisted living facility)for at least one day during the quarter.
This is a rate-based measure of skin breakdown due to pressure or pressure combined with sheer. The rate will be calculated quarterly. The target population is participants on a PACE organizations census who are residing in a home setting for at least one day during a quarter.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
The total number of participants enrolled during the quarter that have at least one documented PAPU/I (Stages 3, 4, unstageable, and deep tissue injury) acquired while a PACE participant.
Denominator
Number of participants on a PACE organization’s census during the quarter.
Exclusions
Exclude participants who lived outside their home/assisted living setting for every day of the quarter.
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