Table 1.

Description of clinical assessment protocols[13]

CAP	Description
Activities of daily living/rehabilitation potential	Identify clients with the potential for improved independence in activities of daily living or self-care
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)	Identify clients who could improve on IADLs (e.g., meal preparation, managing finances or medications)
Health promotion	To promote healthy behaviours such as increased physical activity and smoking cessation
Institutional risk	Identify individuals with a high risk of institutionalization and suggests ways to help them stay in the community
Communication disorders	Recognize communication issues and provide strategies to aide in effective communication between clients and others
Visual function	Evaluate clients with new or existing vision impairments
Alcohol use and hazardous drinking	Identify alcohol use that may be excessive or at a level that might put client at risk of negative outcomes
Cognition	Determine whether cognitive problems are present, either acute or long-standing
Behaviour	Identify persons with behavioral symptoms such as wandering, being verbally or physically abusive
Depression and anxiety	Assist in identifying persons who exhibit signs/symptoms of anxiety or depression and put forward potential treatment options
Elder abuse	Identify clients who are living in abusive or neglectful conditions or who are risk of being in this situation
Social function	Assist with maintaining or restoring meaningful social connections
Cardio-respiratory	Identify problems of the cardiovascular or respiratory systems that require intervention by a medical professional
Dehydration	Alert the professional to clients experiencing dehydration or clients who are at risk of this outcome
Falls	Identify recent fall occurrences and if the client is at risk of falling in the future
Nutrition	Detection of malnutrition and clients who may be at risk for poor nutrition
Oral health	Detect oral health problems that may be leading to outcomes such as pain, difficulty with eating/talking, poor nutrition or a lack of enjoyment of food
Pain	Identify clients with pain that may result in impairments in everyday function
Pressure ulcers	Assist in identifying clients who have pressure ulcers or skin breakdown or who are at risk of this outcome
Skin and foot conditions	Identify persons who have skin conditions or issues related to the health of their feet (e.g., corns, bunions, fungi) or who are at risk of developing them
Adherence	Identify whether issues of non-adherence to suggested treatments/therapies is present
Brittle supports	Identify families who may be having difficulty continuing in their caregiving role
Medication management	Compile a list of all medications (both prescription and over-the-counter) being taken and asses if the client is at risk of inappropriate drug therapy
Palliative care	Evaluate whether a palliative approach to care is warranted
Preventative health care measures: immunization and screening	Identify clients who have not received preventative strategies such as blood pressure check, vaccinations
Psychotropic drugs	Identify individuals taking psychotropic drugs and who might benefit a review of their medications by a physician
Reduction of formal services	Evaluate the formal services being delivered currently and determine if the current formal services are beneficial or could be modified
Environmental assessment	Identify conditions in the home that may be hazardous and compromise client safety
Bowel management	Evaluate problems in bowel functioning as well as gastrointestinal issues
Urinary incontinence and indwelling catheter	To identify when incontinence is present or a catheter is being used and address the underlying causes of incontinence