Single Assessment Process Key Attributes

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Single Assessment ProcessKey Attributes

• Person Centred Approach

• Standardised Approach

• Outcome Centred Approach

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A Person Centred Approach

• Person experiences single process where

- Information is given once
- Professionals work together in the best
interests of older person
- Their wishes and views are central
- Assessors recognise peoples strengths and
wider issues eg. housing

• The level of assessment is proportionate to needs

• People consent to collecting sharing of
  information

• People are given copies of key decisions

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A Standardised Approach

• Builds on existing good practice

• Useful to practitioners

• Enables professionals to see each others
  assessments

• Assessments are trusted and accepted

• Produces a single assessment summary

• Produces information for planning and monitoring
  services

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An Outcome Centred Approach

• Evaluates information in assessments and leads to
  care plans services

• Promotes health, independence and fulfils
  potential for rehabilitation.

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What Makes SAP Different?

• PROCESS, not just paperwork

• SHARING assessment information with older people
  and other agencies

• TRUSTING other assessments

• EXPERIENCE of people being assessed feels like a
  single process

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Collaboration

• One definition
• To co-operate treacherously with the enemy

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Whats New ?

• Contact Assessment
• To be completed by any professional and passed on
  to others.
• Collates basic personal details and acts as a
  referral form.

• Overview Assessment
• To be completed by any competent professional
• A screening tool for referral to specialist
  services or summary of Specialist Assessments

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What Stays the Same?

• Specialist Assessment
• - What you all do now,
• and will continue
• to contribute

• Comprehensive Assessment
• - Remember CCA
• - 2 or more Specialist Assessments completed
• - Needed for complex home care, residential
  care or Intermediate care