Assessments

Question 1

SLUMS (St. Louis University Mental Status Exam)

Answer 1

Screening tool
Detects dementia
Scoring with HS education:
     27-30: Normal
     21-26: MNCD (Mild Neurocognitive Disorder)
     1-20: Dementia
Scoring with less than HS education:
     25-30: Normal
     20-24: MNCD
     1-19: Dementia

Question 2

MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination)

Answer 2

Most commonly used for memory problems

Question 3

Safety Questionnaire

Answer 3

List of questions to define the safety of the client within ADL’s

Question 4

Cooking Evaulation

Answer 4

Looking for safety awareness
Sequencing
Attention span
Problem solving
Memory
Energy and drive functions

Question 5

Unsafe Kitchen

Answer 5

Looking for safety awareness
Sequencing
Following directions
Attention span
Problem solving
Memory
Energy

Question 6

ACL (Allen Cognitive Level)

Answer 6

Claudia Allen
Assesses learning and problem-solving abilities
Leather lacing stitches of increasing complexity
Requires patient attend to, understand, and use sensory and motor cues, verbal and demonstrated instructions and cues, and feedback from motor actions
Scoring 1-6

Question 7

ACL 5.6-6.0 – Guideline for Assistance

Answer 7

Independent

Question 8

ACL 5.0-5.5 – Guideline for Assistance

Answer 8

Lives alone with weekly safety check

Question 9

ACL 4.6-4.9 – Guideline for Assistance

Answer 9

Lives alone with daily safety check (i.e. senior apt, AL, or at home with daily monitoring)

Question 10

ACL 4.3-4.5 – Guideline for Assistance

Answer 10

Lives with someone

May be alone only part of the day (i.e. memory care or living with family member)

Question 11

ACL 4.2 and under – Guideline for Assistance

Answer 11

24 hour supervision to assist with basic self cares (i.e. SNF or caregiver 24 hours)

Question 12

ACL 6

Answer 12

Independent in daily cares, finances, and decision making skills
Can learn new information

Question 13

ACL 5

Answer 13

Independent in daily cares
Assistance may be needed with finances, decision making, and organizational skills
Subtle problems with memory may be noted
Can learn new information, sometimes with repetition needed

Question 14

ACL 4.5

Answer 14

Physically independent in daily cares, may need assistance to initiate/monitor quality
Some impairment with judgment, reasoning, and memory
Verbal skills may be better than performance abilities, and may be deceiving
May act impulsively
Learning occurs through much repetition

Question 15

ACL 4

Answer 15

Daily cares require extra time and supervision
Assistance needed for medication administration
Obvious impairment with judgment, reasoning, and memory
May learn simple, new tasks one step at a time with repetitive training
Success may improve with structure in daily routine

Question 16

ACL 3

Answer 16

Assistance with daily cares is needed
Full assistance required with all cognitive skills, including initiating and sequencing tasks, and with problem-solving and decision making skills
Significant impairment in memory and judgment
Unable to learn new information
Difficulty with language skills often observed

Question 17

ACL 2 and 1

Answer 17

Dependent for all cares

Significant impairment of all cognitive skills