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Assessment Resources.

Allen Cognitive Level Screen
Dementia and Delirium Assessment Tools - Offers access to the Clock Drawing Test, Confusion Assessment Method, Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, and Time and Change Test.
FAST - Functional Assessment Staging Tool for Alzheimer's
The Florida Brain Bank
Geriatric Pain Toolkit- free assessments available
The Mini Cognitive Exam - The Mini-Cog in a tool that can be used to detect dementia quickly and easily in various settings, either during routine visits or hospitalization. This site features information about the Mini-Cog and how to administer it. Also features links to other pages related to the Mini-Cog, Alzheimer’s screening tests, geriatric care and dementia.
New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging
PAR - Assessments Products and Services
Person Directed Dementia Care Assessment Tool - Free PDF Download from State of Wisconsin
SLUMS (St. Louis University Mental Status Exam) - Developed to detect for mild cognitive impairment.
VIVE - Video on Interviewing Vulnerable Elders - Is available for ordering from CMS. Please visit http://productordering.cms.hhs.gov to order a copy of the DVD (CMS Product No. 11479-CD) and is also viewable on YouTube. This Video on Interviewing Vulnerable Elders (VIVE) was funded by the Picker Institute and produced by the UCLA/JH Borun Center.
Whole Person Dementia Assessment Tool

MORBID PAIN SCALE

MOBID–2 Pain Scale
Pain in Older Persons
Mobilization-Observation-Behavior-Intensity-Dementia Pain Scale (MOBID): Development
and Validation of a Nurse-Administered Pain Assessment Tool for Use in Dementia
Pain in older persons with severe dementia. Psychometric properties of the
Mobilization–Observation–Behaviour–Intensity–Dementia (MOBID-2) Pain Scale in a clinical setting
Please note that this tool has not been evaluated in English-speaking populations yet.

Articles:

http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_article.asp?tid=756614 (Doerflinger, D. M. C. (2007). How To Try This: The Mini-Cog . American Journal of Nursing, 107(12), 62-71) Features more in-depth information about the mini-cog including its uses, administration, interpretation of results, cultural considerations, and communication of results.

Mini Cognitive Instrument: http://consultgerirn.org/uploads/File/trythis/issue03.pdf
Scroll down to the “General Assessment Series” box. In the upper righthand corner, click on “Click to view”. Scroll down to issue 3.

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