title: Person-centred assessment with older people.
abstract: This article describes the principles behind the assessment of older people's needs and the challenges inherent in developing a person-centred framework for assessment. It suggests that person-centred assessment calls for skilled, empowered and well-supported nurses who are able to work in creative, innovative ways and who recognise that the needs of the older person are at the centre of all therapeutic working.
authors.affiliation: Royal West Sussex NHS Trust and Western Sussex PCT.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D006113:United Kingdom