As you know your residents extremely well, you will be the first people to notice that a resident may be approaching the end of their life. Often you will get a ‘gut feeling’ that your resident is deteriorating in their general health.

A formal measurement of a resident’s frailty score can be recorded by documenting a residents Rockwood frailty score. It is a very easy tool to complete and allows you to easily identify increase in frailty in your resident.