SAP Ability Assessment for Older People: the MDS User Manual

Publisher:: TSO (The Stationery Office)

This manual introduces the assessments available from TSO, published in support of the Single Assessment Process. Forming a key part of the NHS policy for older people, The Single Assessment Process, or SAP, aims to ensure that: older people receive appropriate, effective and timely responses to their health and social care needs and that professional resources are used effectively.

The guidelines for the Department of Health (DoH) Single Assessment Process (SAP) specify four levels of assessment: initial Contact Assessment, Overview Assessment, in-depth (also known as specialist) assessment, and Comprehensive Assessment. The Minimum Data Set - Home Care (MDS-HC) has components that map directly to each of these levels of assessment.

This manual introduces the assessments available from TSO, published in support of the SAP. It provides detailed guidance to users in completing three of these assessments: the Contact, Overview and Comprehensive Assessments.

The Needs Assessment Form for Older People was developed by InterRAI as an off-the-shelf, assessment tool, and is published by TSO in support of SAP. For more details and in-depth information visit the dedicated website at www.care-assessment.org.uk

Key Features:

Forms are visually uncluttered, and laid out to avoid ambiguity
Free text areas allow additional, individual points to be recorded. Overall, the forms encourage the person-centric approach required by the National Service Framework.
Hints to help new users interpret the questions correctly
Advice to help ensure that the data is correctly entered

Extent	N/A	ISBN	9780113226177
Size	A4	Price	£25.00
Binding	N/A	Published	03 Oct 2003
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