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| The use of an assessment tool in care homes | | Author(s) | Laura Stosz, Iain Carpenter |
| Journal title | Nursing Older People, vol 21, no 1, February 2009 |
| Pages | pp 24-25 |
| Source | http://www.nursingolderpeople.co.uk |
| Keywords | Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Care homes ; Nursing homes. |
| Annotation | The Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS/RAI) for long-term care facilities is a comprehensive standardised assessment of residents' needs in long-term care that was first developed by interRAI (www.interrrai.org) in the United States. The authors outline a project they undertook for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) to develop the reporting capabilities of MDS/RAI for use in JRF care homes in the UK. Although the assessment tool is now being widely used by Cheshire social services and the Salvation Army has plans to use it in their care homes, it has not been generally recognised by other social services or inspectors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090417211 A |
| Classmark | IK: 4C: KW: LHB |
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