Cognition No evidence of Cognitive impairment Cognitive impairment, (which may include impairment that confusion or some memory could include disorientation. issues) that requires frequent short-term some supervision, memory issues and OR prompting and/or maybe Cognitive assistance with basic disorientation to impairment which care needs and daily time and place. The requires some living activities. individual has supervision, Some awareness of awareness of only prompting or needs and basic a limited range of assistance with risks is evident. needs and basic more complex risks. Although they The individual is activities of daily may be able to usually able to make living, such as make some choices appropriate finance and choices appropriate to needs with medication, but to need on a limited assistance. However, awareness of range of issues, the individual has basic risks that they are unable to limited ability even affect their safety do so on most with supervision, is evident. issues, even with prompting or supervision, OR assistance to make prompting or decisions about assistance. some aspects of their lives, which consequently puts them at some risk of harm, neglect or health deterioration.
Cognition No evidence of impairment, confusion or disorientation. OR Cognitive impairment which requires some supervision, prompting or assistance with more complex activities of daily living, such as finance and medication, but awareness of basic risks that affect their safety is evident. OR Cognitive impairment (which may include some memory issues) that requires some supervision, prompting and/or assistance with basic care needs and daily living activities. Some awareness of needs and basic risks is evident. The individual is usually able to make choices appropriate to needs with assistance. However, the individual has limited ability even with supervision, prompting or assistance to make decisions about some aspects of their lives, which consequently puts them at some risk of harm, neglect or health deterioration. Cognitive impairment that could include frequent short-term memory issues and maybe disorientation to time and place. The individual has awareness of only a limited range of needs and basic risks. Although they may be able to make some choices appropriate to need on a limited range of issues, they are unable to do so on most issues, even with supervision, prompting or assistance.
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