Better health and ageing for all Australians

Aged Care Funding Instrument

Suggested Assessment Tools for ACFI questions 1 to 4

The National Framework for Documenting Care in Residential Aged Care services (NATFRAME) was developed to assist age care providers with a suite of tools which supports evidence - based process and professional care practice.

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The assessment tools included in the NATFRAME are considered to be best practice, the majority of which have been validated by research. The assessment tools cover five specific domains: social, cultural and spiritual; physical; functional; communication; and cognitive and mental.

The NATFRAME can be accessed at Natframe webpage or by visiting the Department of Health and Ageing webiste website and searching for NATFRAME.

Suggested Assessment Tools

  1. Mini Nutritional Assessment MNA
  2. Barthel ADL Index
  3. Physical Mobility Scale
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