Dysphagia Competency Assessment
A dysphagia management competency assessment for workers providing NDIS mealtime support to participants with severe dysphagia. A speech pathologist or registered nurse completes it at initial assessment and annual review. It is also used after a change in needs or a break of 3 or more months.
What is inside:
- Worker and assessment details, including assessor and delegating practitioner AHPRA numbers and the delegation reference
- Knowledge assessment: the IDDSI framework, signs of dysphagia and aspiration, silent aspiration and the choking response
- Knowledge of positioning, swallowing strategies and when not to proceed
- Observed skills: preparing food and thickened fluids to IDDSI levels, including the flow test
- Skills for positioning, pacing, monitoring, swallowing strategies, oral hygiene and a simulated choking scenario
- Assessment outcome, action plan, reassessment and next annual review dates
- Signatures from the assessor, worker and manager
Good to know: every item must be rated satisfactory before the worker starts providing this support independently. Delegation is issued only once competency is confirmed.
- Reviewed against the current NDIS Rules, Practice Standards and Commission guidance
- Editable DOCX with a placeholder legend, so you enter your details once
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