Add depth in testing with caregiver-perception and patient perception assessment measures. Below are nicespeechlady.com tools for assisting in assessing different areas. These patient and caregiver perspective-ranking measures describe the patient’s strengths and possible areas to address in treatment. These are not norm-referenced measures (levels are rough estimates of functioning by reporting, only, and are more descriptive in nature than evaluative). These measures should always accompany direct observational evaluation measures by the clinician and should not stand alone as evaluative.

For the Cumulative SNF and HH SLP Evaluation Template, speech pathologists are free to copy and paste into their own word-processing program. The HANDOUT-ABLE: Cognitive Strengths/Areas for Treatment tool should be utilized within the context of standardized testing, as well as informal observation.