Post-Acute Care and Rehabilitation (PAC-Rehab)
The PAC-Rehab is for in-patient rehabilitation and post-acute settings. It can also be used for patients coming directly from the community.
Acute Care for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (AC-CGA)
The AC-CGA supports geriatric consultation services across acute care settings. It captures the entire episode of care with pre-morbid, admission, ongoing review, and discharge assessments.
Acute Care (AC)
The AC is for adults admitted to the acute care setting. It identifies clinical, functional, and psychosocial problems, including syndromes such as delirium, dementia, and under-nutrition, and patients at risk of adverse events. Download PDF
Palliative Care (PC)
The PC assesses the needs, strengths, and preferences of persons in palliative care or hospice. It is suitable for use in both community-based and facility-based programs. The PC provides a full assessment, while the Palliative Care Hospice (PC-H) is designed for persons with a short-term prognosis.
Check-Up (CU)
The CU addresses the needs and status of persons living independently in the community. It may be used in primary care, outpatient clinics or programs designed to keep older people healthy and active. The CU has an interviewer version and a self-reported version.
Community Health Assessment (CHA)
The CHA supports assessment of older and disabled adults living in a range of settings, from independent residences to assisted living. The CHA is designed to minimize the assessment process. Everyone receives the core assessment; only those with specific issues will trigger one or more supplements. Supplements (can be used with other instruments as well):…
Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
The LTCF evaluates the needs, strengths, and preferences of persons in chronic care settings, e.g., nursing homes. The assessment measures key domains of function, mental and physical health, social support, and service use.
Home Care (HC)
The HC evaluates the needs, strengths, and preferences of persons in home and community care settings. It focuses on the person’s functioning and quality of life and facilitates referrals. The HC can be used to assess persons with chronic needs for care as well as those with post-acute care needs.
Child and Youth Mental Health and Adolescent Supplement (ChYMH)
The ChYMH is the main tool in the Child and Youth Suite of instruments in community and mental health settings (age 4 to 18 years). The Adolescent Supplement is completed for youth 12+ years of age. The ChYMH is primarily designed for children up to age 18 years, but can be used up to age…