Independence Assessment Tool Score Number of 1 2 3 4 prescribed 2+ meds 4+meds 6+meds 8+meds medications Mental state 1 3 6 10 and Orientated but Confused/ Very confused/ orientated sometimes muddled/ forgetful/ forgetful disorientated/ diagnosed very forgetful dementia Vision 1 2 4 6 Can see to read Needs glasses/aids Difficult to read Registered with no aids to read print with glasses/aids Social 1 2 3 4 circumstances Living with others Living with others Living alone with Living alone with who can who some help from no help support usually/sometimes paid carers or medication needs support family/friends medication administration Dexterity 1 2 3 4 Can manage to Weakness of Disabled. Requires Severely disabled open boxes etc. hand/poor some help to open unable to manage independently but can bottles/ packages packaging manage to open packets Attitude and 1 2 6 10 knowledge Interested about Fairly interested Not very Disinterested and about prescribed about prescribed interested about or unwilling to medicines medicines, knows medicines and prescribed take prescribed about them and knows enough medicines. Does medication. believes they are about them to not believe they Evidence of important administer them are important/ of safely/ believes unable to recall medication. they are important medicines regime Access to 1 2 10 healthcare Can attend GP and Can attend GP and GP would usually pharmacy without pharmacy with attend a home assistance assistance visit with the patient Total Likelihood of 6-13 High 14-16 Medium 17-22 Low 23+ Very low ability and independence ONLY refer to MSS if interventions trialled and not worked. If not under EA intervention can be chargeable.
Independence Assessment Tool Score Number of prescribed medications 1 2+ meds 2 4+meds 3 6+meds 4 8+meds Mental state 1 and orientated 3 Orientated but sometimes forgetful 6 Confused/ muddled/ disorientated/ very forgetful 10 Very confused/ forgetful/ diagnosed dementia Vision 1 Can see to read with no aids 2 Needs glasses/aids to read print 4 Difficult to read with glasses/aids 6 Registered Social circumstances 1 Living with others who can support medication needs 2 Living with others who usually/sometimes support medication administration 3 Living alone with some help from paid carers or family/friends 4 Living alone with no help Dexterity 1 Can manage to open boxes etc. independently 2 Weakness of hand/poor but can manage to open packets 3 Disabled. Requires some help to open bottles/ packages 4 Severely disabled unable to manage packaging Attitude and knowledge about medicines 1 Interested about prescribed medicines, knows about them and believes they are important 2 Fairly interested about prescribed medicines and knows enough about them to administer them safely/ believes they are important 6 Not very interested about prescribed medicines. Does not believe they are important/ unable to recall medicines regime 10 Disinterested and or unwilling to take prescribed medication. Evidence of of medication. Access to healthcare 1 Can attend GP and pharmacy without assistance 2 Can attend GP and pharmacy with assistance 10 GP would usually attend a home visit with the patient Total Likelihood of ability and independence 6-13 High 14-16 Medium 17-22 Low 23+ Very low ONLY refer to MSS if interventions trialled and not worked. If not under EA intervention can be chargeable.