Useful links for Age related care

Evidence based guidelines (multiple subjects)

• Joanna Briggs Best Practice Evidence Information Sheet for Health Professionals
  
  
• Consult GeriRN, American aged care nursing website
  
  
• Evidence based protocols from consult geriRN - videos of assessment techniques
  
  
• Eldernet
  

Dementia care

American Alzheimer's Association Campaign for Quality Residential Care: Dementia care practice recommendations for assisted living residence and nursing homes

• Phases 1&2
• Phase 3
  
  

• Care services improvement partnership Mental Health Service Older People
  
  
• Alzheimers Waikato
  

Assessment tools

Medical Care of older persons in residential aged care facilities Royal Australian College of GP's

• Section 4 - Assessment tools:   

Tools included on this site are:

• Barthel Index Activities of Daily Living
• Edmonton symptom assessment scale
• Abbreviated mental test score
• Cornel Depression Scale
• Geriatric depression scale
• Abbey pain scale for people with dementia
• Brief pain inventory
  

• Bristol stool chart
  
  

Useful information

Looking at long term residential care in a rest home or hospital - what you need to know