PAUSE for Assessment: A Multi-Level Long-Term Care Assessment Tool
The author of this article noes that as health care improves, paradoxically, long-term care residents become “older and sicker.”In response, many facilities now offer a wide range of levels of residential care, from independent living to Hospice care—and all under the same roof. Chaplains in such fa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2004, Volume: 58, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 101-108 |
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| Summary: | The author of this article noes that as health care improves, paradoxically, long-term care residents become “older and sicker.”In response, many facilities now offer a wide range of levels of residential care, from independent living to Hospice care—and all under the same roof. Chaplains in such facilities can play a key part in identifying changes in individual residents' needs over time. Toward this end, the author introduces PAUSE—a one-page questionnaire designed to be completed by the chaplain after a visit with a resident. The items reflect the chaplain's impressions of several key aspects of the resident's well-being from a single interaction. The questionnaire serves several purposes: it documents the fact of a visit; it allows comparison of impressions at different times and by different visitors; and it quickly highlights “red flag” areas of possible concern for interdisciplinary referral, pastoral follow-up, or possible change in level of care. It might also function as a teaching tool for student chaplains. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/154230500405800112 |