Examining the Need Assessment Process by Identifying the Need Profiles of Elderly Care Recipients in the Ten-Year Long-Term Care Project (TLTCP) of Taiwan

Need assessment is a key to success in care management in LTC. The results of this study showed the importance of focusing on multifacet indicators, especially the mental and social health indicators in need assessments by improving the unified assessment process to sensitively detect those with various needs and then link them to the right care plan.