Process of Assessment

The person's subjective experience
1. Take into consideration the person's Story
2. Person-centred care planning
The carer's subjective experience
1. Gathering information which may be more accurate from someone who knows the person
2. Gain an understanding of any canges to the person
Direct observation
1. Ability to carry out ADL's
2. Home or Inpatient setting
Assessment tools
1. Mini Mental State Examination
  1. Indications of cognitive abilities
2. Imaging
  1. CT scan
  2. MRI scan
  3. Assess the structure of the bain
    1. Changes
    2. Abnormalities
    3. Plaques/ tangles
3. Physical Examination
  1. Rule out any possible physical causes of memory loss/ confusion
    1. U.T.I
    2. Sleep deprivaton
4. Anxiety and depression rating scale
  1. Other possible causes

Resource summary

	Created by lisag1993 over 11 years ago