Farrington Assessment Tool

This is from Dr. Linda L. Buettner of UNCG:

Dear RT Friends and Colleagues,

Several of us have been working on revising the Farrington assessment tool (Buettner, Richeson, Connolly, Fitzsimmons) so that it aligns with the MDS 3.0 for use by recreational therapists working in skilled nursing settings. We have completed several revisions during the content validity phase (fall 2010) and now we need about 10-20 CTRS's to try the tool, provide treatment, and re-evaluate using the tool again after 2 weeks of RT interventions. We would need a pre- and post-treatment copy (without names or any personal information) to help us in the next phase of evaluation. We need to do this immediately to allow time for analysis before April 3-4, 2011 as I would like to present the findings at a MDS 3.0 think tank in Washington, DC.

It is an important time for all of us, but critical for LTC recreational therapists to prove their viability by providing physician ordered treatment and documentation in Section O. If you can assist us in testing this tool with Medicare eligible residents please contact me directly at: llbuettn@uncg.edu

I will email you the final copy of the RT Assessment for Long Term Care and the instructions for your use.

Sincerely,

Dr. Linda L. Buettner, LRT, CTRS, F-GSA, F-AGHE
Professor University of North Carolina at Greensboro