A cognitive and physical performance assessment of retirees entering a continuing care retirement community: the Moorings Assessment Protocol.
Moorings Park Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) screened 267 applicants (115 males; 152 females; mean age 80.22 years) using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the 7-Minute Screen, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and the Physical Performance Test (PPT). They compared mean scores across admission/nonadmission groups to determine the extent to which cognitively impaired persons were effectively redirected from independent living settings inadequate for their needs. Groups differed (p < .05) on 21 test items/scores, including subscales of the 7-Minute Screen. The nonadmission group underperformed the admission group and healthy controls from earlier research, and outscored persons with Alzheimer's disease on all 7-Minute Screen subscales. Researchers concluded that geriatricians had effectively identified those with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and placed them into supervised settings more appropriate to their clinical and social needs.
Wimberley
Edward T
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Division of Ecological & Social Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Moorings Assessment Protocol, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, USA.
Herrera
Angel
A
Kidrowski
Brian
B
Brown
Diane
D
L'Esperance
Lily
L
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011597:Psychomotor Performance