The Source for Safety Cognitive Retraining for Independent Living

Assess and provide interventions focused on patient safety from a cognitive perspective.

Aids care planning for adults in acute, rehab and long-term care settings by addressing safety concerns in hospital, at home and in the community. Topics include: Room/Bedroom and Bathroom; Wheelchairs & Assistive Devices; Swallowing & Diet, Medications & Health, Floors & Stairs, Kitchen & Appliances, Home Safety, Community - Outside, Community - Inside, General Precautions.

Clients are presented with challenging real-life situations to consider and solve. They respond to questions, discuss situations and rehearse responses, activities that stimulate convergent, divergent and evaluative thinking.

Evaluation and activities are divided into two to three levels of cognitive difficulty. The photocopiable evaluation form is easy to administer, score and interpret.

Results help describe and quantify a patient's cognitive awareness and communication of problem-solving abilities and supports appropriate decision making on discharge, goal-setting and interventions to meet safety needs. Useful for therapists and other healthcare practitioners.