• Barthel Index - Activities of Daily Living (Modified)
• Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale
• Multidisciplinary carepath for palliative care: end stage care
• Abbreviated Mental Test Score
• Geriatric Depression Scale
• Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia
• Abbey Pain Scale: for people with dementia or who cannot verbalise
• Brief Pain Inventory
• Resident consent to exchange of health information
• Comprehensive medical assessment form
• GP RACF case conference record
• GP RACF work arrangements form

Abbreviated Mental Test Score

The Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) was introduced by Hodkinson in 1972 to quickly assess elderly patients for the possibility of dementia. The test has utility across a range of acute and outpatient settings. It has been tested on an Australian sample of patients.²⁶³ The test takes 5 minutes and must include all 10 questions. Maximum score is 10. A score of less than 7 or 8 suggests cognitive impairment. The test can differentiate normal from cognitively impaired but is not reliable in identifying delirium.²⁶⁴

Source: Hodkinson HM. Evaluation of a mental test score for assessment of mental impairment in the elderly. Age Ageing 1972;1:233–8

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