4.1    Assessments Overview

There are several categories of Assessments in Platinum 5.0.  All Assessments and Forms for residents are accessed from their Resident Page:

 

o   Care Evaluation – forms for care evaluation, goals of care, and incident/infection reporting & evaluation.

o   Daily Forms – forms for charting and viewing resident data electronically

o   Resident Details – documents capturing residents’ administrative, financial and ‘life story’ information.

o   Admission Assessments – initial assessments, to be completed upon admission, capturing important information required for resident care prior to a more detailed assessment being performed. Information recorded here will automatically link to the relevant ongoing assessment areas.

o   Assessment / Evaluations – detailed, ongoing assessment forms.

o   Assessment / Plans - stand-alone assessment/plan documents which could be included with a nursing Care Plan, e.g. Complementary/Therapy Plan, Podiatry Plan.

o   Allied Health – allied health assessment forms, referral forms, exercise sheets and other related documents.