Providing assistive technology (AT) can be a powerful way to support an older person’s independence.
The templates on this page can help you record and review a client’s low-risk and under advice AT needs. Using them can also help you demonstrate outcomes in Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards (Quality Standards) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 by providing a framework for:
- Using AT to address the client’s needs, prioritise their preferences, and help them achieve their goals.
- Considering and incorporating reablement opportunities alongside AT recommendations.
- Involving relevant health professionals as required.
- Identifying and managing potential risks to safety and wellbeing.
- Documenting the most current information completely, accurately, and in the client’s care plan.
- Regularly reviewing AT to ensure it’s fit for purpose.
These templates can also ensure that contracted providers, such as allied health professionals, are giving your organisation the necessary information to support compliance with the Quality Standards.
While these templates work well for low-risk and under advice AT, prescribed AT requires more detailed documentation from allied health professionals or nurses.
Even though our templates aren’t designed for prescribed AT, they highlight important elements that can strengthen your organisation’s approach, such as:
- Goal-based recommendations.
- Risk assessment processes.
- Integration with reablement strategies.
- Clear review procedures.
We encourage you to review your current prescribed AT protocols and consider incorporating these concepts. That way, you can support compliance with the Quality Standards while maintaining a focus on wellness and reablement.
Don’t forget that recommending AT is just one option in your reablement toolkit. For more ideas to promote a client’s capacity, independence, and quality of life, see 5 Reablement Strategies.
All must be carefully considered no matter its size, cost, or complexity. With these templates, you can ensure each AT recommendation aligns with the client’s current and future needs.
Available templates and exemplars
Browse and download templates for recording and reviewing low-risk and under advice AT. There are also exemplars showing how to use each template. These resources help you meet key Standards, support best practice, and provide safe, effective, and client-led AT.
Please keep in mind that these templates and exemplars are tools designed to support processes that enhance compliance with the Quality Standards. They are not intended to replace professional assessments.
Recommendations for Low-Risk and Under Advice AT
Use this template to document your recommendations for low-risk or under advice AT. Capture client goals, needs, risks, and reablement opportunities, while supporting safe, person-centred, and standards-aligned AT provision.
Review of Low-Risk and Under Advice AT
Use this template to review client progress, implementation, and outcomes for low-risk or under advice AT. Track goals, reablement, risk management, and future planning to ensure safe, effective, and person-centred AT use.
