This page contains all information related to entering assessment information into palCentre. To navigate quickly to a section within this page, please use this menu:
Adding an assessment
Modifying an assessment
Deleting an assessment
Accessing the assessment screen
The assessment screen can be accessed two ways, either through the resident screen or on the status screen.
To access the assessment screen from the resident screen, click on the next to the resident
To access the assessment screen from the status screen, click on ‘View Assessments’ in the top right hand corner.
The following assessment screen will appear:
What are the PACOP Assessment tools
There are two assessment tools used for the Profile collection. These are:
Profile Clinical Assessment Tool
Deteriorating Resident Tool
There are three assessment tools used for the Outcomes collection. These are:
Daily SAS
Outcomes FULL clinical assessment
3 monthly resident Snapshot
If your home only participates in the Profile collection, the Outcome assessment tools will be grayed out. If you start collecting the Outcomes collection as well, please contact PACOP to ask how to make these items avalaible.
If your home participates in both the Outcomes and Profile collection, the Outcome assessment tools will only be available if the resident has an Outcomes episode start status completed.
Form more information on how to complete the assessment tools correctly, please contact your PACOP Improvement Facilitator.
Adding an Assessment
Click the ‘Add Assessment’ to add a new assessment
You’ll see a drop down menu allowing you to choose from one of the 5 available assessment types.
To see how to add each type of assessment, choose from this list to see detailed information on each form
Editing an assessment
On the main assessments page, ensure find the assessment that you wish to edit. Click on to bring up the controls for that assessment
A menu will appear where was. Click on ‘Edit’ to open the respective form for that assessment to alter the information for that entry.
Make the relevant changes that you wish to make, and click on the ‘Submit' button to save your changes, as you would as if you were creating a new assessment.
Deleting an assessment
On the main assessments page, ensure find the assessment that you wish to delete. Click on to bring up the controls for that assessment
A menu will appear where was. Click on ‘Delete' to remove that assessment.
A window will appear asking you to confirm that you wish to remove that assessment. Selecting ‘Yes’ will remove the assessment.