• Transfer of care | • Shopping and meal preparation |
• Communication | • House and home |
• Medicines and general health | • Finances and benefits |
• Pain | • Personal hygiene |
• Mobility/falls | • Memory |
• Driving and general transport | • Mood changes |
• Incontinence | • Social needs |
• Sexual relations | • Carer emotional/social needs |
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Care plans (patient and carer) | Reference guides | Additional material |
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Assessment questions provided for each problem area as basis for care plans. Questions derived mainly from The Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE)8 and EASYcare9 needs assessment tools. | 2–3 page guides for each problem area. Each guide includes:
Background to problem area and summary of available evidence to inform service response(s) Flow diagram containing guided prompts leading to definitive action points (includes cross-referencing to other reference guides and service directory).
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