title: [The Resident Assessment Instrument Home care: what primary care physician needs to know].
abstract: Following the decision of the Swiss Association for Home Care Services to adopt the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), the RAI-Home Care is gradually implemented in all home care services in Switzerland. Based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment, the RAI not only allows to establish an individualized plan of care, but also generates quality indicators and a case-mix classification system that helps financing and planning resources. This article describes the five steps of the RAI-Home Care process and discusses the strengths, future and limitations of the RAI.
authors.affiliation: Service de gériatrie et réadaptation gériatrique, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. stefanie.monod-zorzi@chuv.ch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monod
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hongler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clivaz-Luchez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Büla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care; D013557:Switzerland