Intervention or control group
Resident code
Facility code e.g. XYZ
Resident age
Resident gender
Born in Australia?
Length of stay in RACF (months).
Months to death
Where did the resident die?
Frequency of most frequent visitor
Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST)
Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS)
Total QUALID
Family rated EOLD SWC
COMPUTE Time_to_SWC=DATEDIFF(SWC_Date,Date_Death,"days")
Family rated EOLD SM
COMPUTE Time_to_SM=DATEDIFF(SM_Date,Date_Death,"days")
Family rated EOLD CAD
COMPUTE Time_to_CAD=DATEDIFF(CAD_Date,Date_Death,"days")
Staff rated EOLD SM
COMPUTE Days_to_SM=DATEDIFF(SM_Date,Date_Death,"days")
Staff rated EOLD CAD
COMPUTE Days_to_CAD=DATEDIFF(CAD_Date,Date_Death,"days")
Dose: case conference status
Proportion of residents with dementia in the facility
Median qPAD knowledge score in the facility
Median qPAD attitude score inthe facility
Median staff hours to bed ratio in the facility
Comorbidity: disability
Comorbidity: Intercurrent acute
Comorbidity: life threatening
Final QUALID total score
Days from final QUALID to death
Symptom: Pain or discomfort
Symptom: Restlessness
Symptom: Breathlessness
Symptom: Depression
Symptom: Choking or gurgling
Symptom: Difficulty swallowing / eating / drinking
Symptom: Coughing
Symptom: Fear or anxiety
Symptom: Constipation
Symptom: Diarrhoea
Symptom: Vomiting
Symptom: Drowsiness
Symptom: Skin tear
Symptom: Other please specify
Documented formal pain assessment
Frequency of documented formal pain assessment
Medication changes within last month of life? Y/N
Type of medication change within last month of life
Was there any non-pharmacological management in the last month of life?
HA: Hospital admission in month prior to death?
Length of stay of hospital admission in month prior to death
ED presentation month prior
Input from health professionals in last month of life? Y/N
Health professional category: Medical
Health professional category : Nurse
Health professional category : Allied health
Health professional category "Other"