From: A comparison of home care quality indicator rates in two Canadian provinces
CAP | Description |
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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 |