CARE notes

[Justine 2]

I am having a devil of a time finding anybody else who uses CARE notes (Condition, Assessment/Action, Response, Evaluation). I am going to be switching to this format after using SOAPs for 9 years and would love to download or buy something already made up, preferably with body drawings. Is anybody using these and can point me in the right direction?

 

[just me and my opinion]

I'm curious about why you're converting to CARE notes? Is this for your own personal use, or is there some other reason?

 

[flabbrgastdNY24]

I find the form more adaptable to the work I actually do. I'm really good at using SOAPs, but I don't bill insurance, I don't really do much injury treatment, and I've found that referring practitioners -- docs & PTs -- would rather have a paragraph report for those situations anyway.

I find SOAPs super useful for rehab, injury, times when the client needs to see "it was bad, it got better, now it's done," but by choice that's not most of my clientele. I've got more fibro, migraine, chronic pain, MS, chemo, and wellness clients, and after a trial run I'm finding that CARE just flows better for me. I can easily put both S and O content in C (divided); I also divide A into Assessment and Action; I especially love that there's a section just for Response, rather than having to shove responses into the changes posted at the ends of all my Os on a SOAP.

 

[BWphotos]

I have a CARE note form I will share with you - email me at [email protected] and I will send it to you.

 

[syahir sephiroth]

I find the form more adaptable to the work I actually do. I'm really good at using SOAPs, but I don't bill insurance, I don't really do much injury treatment, and I've found that referring practitioners -- docs & PTs -- would rather have a paragraph report for those situations anyway.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts behind using the Care Notes over the Soaps. I found a recent article regarding the use of Care Notes that I would like to share: http://www.massageandbodywork.com/Articles/AprilMay2003/CAREnotes.html

 

[Mummy_to_one_and_bump]

Thanks handson! I remember that article now -- I think it's the one that made me start thinking about CAREs in the first place.