Can a Modified Environment Assessment Tool Guide Priorities for Minor Refurbishments at a Residential Aged Care Facility?

Abstract

This pilot study aimed to examine EVOLVE UK extra care housing tool in an Australian residential aged care minor refurbishment context. The tool s content validity was established with 34 subcategories (I-CVI ≥0.75) and 612 statements (n\xa0=\xa0509 I-CVI ≥0.75) relevant. A subsequent audit indicated high concordance (Rho-C\xa0=\xa00.750 to 0.997) within four experts ratings of the care facility and correlation (Kendall s τ-statistic) between raters ranged from strong (0.5 to 0.9) to very strong (0.9 to 1.0). Lighting was the highest refurbishment element represented (50.54%). Assessment can inform funding, demonstrate standards compliance, and the components of physical environment refurbishments which support resident function.