Final project report on the validation and field trials of the assessment framework and tool for aged care

Authors

Janet E. Sansoni, University of WollongongFollow
Peter D. Samsa, University of WollongongFollow
Cathy Duncan, University of WollongongFollow
Anita B. Westera, University of WollongongFollow
Pamela E. Grootemaat, University of WollongongFollow
Bruce Shadbolt, Australian National University
Kathy Eagar, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

104244

Publication Details

J. E. Sansoni, P. D. Samsa, C. Duncan, A. B. Westera, P. E. Grootemaat, B. Shadbolt & K. Eagar, Final project report on the validation and field trials of the assessment framework and tool for aged care 2013).

Abstract

This is the Final Report of the Validation and Field Trials of the Assessment Framework and Tool for Aged Care project. This report provides details of the field testing of the Aged Care Assessment Tool for Level 1 and Level 2 Assessment at seven sites across Australia. Our previous report, A Model and Proposed Items for the New Assessment System for Aged Care (Sansoni et al., 2012c) detailed an assessment system with three levels of Assessment related to need for services: