The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Nursing Assessment Tool takes into account:

• ADL and IADL impairment
• Behavioral or cognitive limitations
• Family and living status
• Services required
• Community resources that may meet individual personal care needs

• Pre-populates InterRAI data into the Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Tool in real-time to ensure members are authorized for the appropriate services.
• Uses decision-support technology to generate consistent and reliable eligibility determinations of personal care service hours.
• Calculates the Nursing Facility Level of Care Score.
• Insures InterRAI Assessment accuracy by identifying and fixing inconsistencies.
• Insures consistency between the diagnosis and functional ability of the member to the need for service.
• Decreases MLTSS spending through elimination of variation and unnecessary hours.
• Assess whether members’ needs can be met by other services or programs in lieu of personal care services.
• Optimizes workflow and support for clinical decision making.
• Transforms volumes of data into actionable insights with our easy-to-interpret reports.
• Organizes data over time to visualize and inspect patterns and trends.
• Provides a balance between social and functional needs and promotes consistency in Centered Service Planning (PCSP) development.
• Assists Care Managers in developing a Person–Centered Service Planning (PCSP) that supports the independence and the abilities of the members.