Can anyone in the aged care industry explain to me what the RCS is?

I am currently studying aged care by distance education as I work in aged care (home care) and cause I don't have direct tutor assistance am stuck on this question.
I need to give a brief summary of what the RCS is, define the assessment period/s, explain what the three categories of assessment are and what documentation is required by the following groups
*care workers *registered nurses/directors of care
and finally what the care workers role is in relation to RCS. Having started in aged care only a month ago and not working directly in a residential age care facility is making some of the questions difficult to answer as homecare is a bit more basic to work in.

RCS = Resident Care Scale

if u have an email address i can send u some detailed info.
I am a RN div 2 - so was drilled into my head..

Basically during an RCS assessment you need to document at what 'level' they can successfully complete their ADL's (activities of daily living i.e bathing, clothing, eating, hygiene)

U 'rate' them in accordance with the RCS - say if they are highly dependent you would rate them a 1 but if they are extremely independent you would rate them a 5 and in between accordingly.

By using RCS's you can determine the best care plan for the resident and although it sounds crap, it also helps the facility in its funding, the more DEPENDENT resi's u have, the more money the facility will recieve..

Does this help any?

It would be great if you could e-mail more info cause i I understand the basics of it but not sure of the three catagories of assessment, the assessment period and what documentation is needed by the different workers involved. Please help! mummymadness@hotmail.com Report It