SCORE (Strengthening Care Outcomes for Residents with Evidence)

The SCORE project aimed to enhance care outcomes for people living in Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services, through the implementation of standardised care processes (SCPs) based on the best available evidence, clinical judgement and resident choice. SCORE was a DHS funded project, to: identify areas of clinical risk in Victorian PSRACS, develop evidence-based standardised care processes (SCPs) in ten of these identified clinical risk areas; pilot these ten SCPs in six Victorian PSRACS; evaluate the pilot and consider broader statewide implementation of SCORE. With Lincoln. Summary report and the 10 SCPs can be found at: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/agedcare/services/score