‘Single’ Assessment for Older People: Comparison of the MDS‐HC with Current Auditable Methods in the Home Care Setting
G Carpenter
(Centre for Health Service Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury)
David Challis
(PSSRU, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Manchester)
Cameron Swift
(Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, King's College, London)
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Abstract
This project compared the use of an evidence‐based, systematically developed, standarised assessment instrument for community care with existing assessment instruments, in two social services departments. We conclude that assessment methods without proven reliability may jeopardise the interests of older people and the need to raise standards.
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Citation
Carpenter, G., Challis, D. and Swift, C. (2005), "‘Single’ Assessment for Older People: Comparison of the MDS‐HC with Current Auditable Methods in the Home Care Setting", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 13 No. 5, pp. 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200500039
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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