Dimension | Categories |
---|---|
Primary diagnosis | Organic mental health problem (most commonly dementia) |
Depression or anxiety | |
Other mental health problem e.g., schizophrenia | |
Main reason for admission | Risk of deliberate self-harm |
Other risks i.e., self-neglect, accidental self-harm, abuse/exploitation or falls, or carer stress | |
Behaviour management related i.e., need for behaviour management, risk of harming others or care breakdown | |
Need for diagnostic assessment, medication review or treatment | |
Challenging behaviour | Low (behaviour score 0 or 1) |
Medium (behaviour score 2–7, typically including agitation, wandering and/or disturbed sleep) | |
High (behaviour score 8–14, typically including resistance to care and/or aggression) | |
Living situation | Resident primary carer (including care home residents) |
No resident carer |