The Community Competence Scale-Short Form

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Abstract
The Community Competence Scale-Short Form (CCS-SF) is a recently developed competency-based instrument designed to assess the functional capabilities of elderly persons, and hence to aid in the determination of appropriate residential placements. Although the CCS-SF items were originally developed to assess elderly persons, the utility of the short form has only been examined with psychiatric patients. In the present study the CCS-SF was administered to 64 elderly subjects living in a community retirement residence or in a supervised nursing home setting. Results suggest that the CCS-SF has excellent test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and discriminant validity. Hence the CCS-SF appears to have excellent potential as a pre-placement screening instrument for use in determining the most appropriate type of residential placement for geriatric patients. Suggestions for further research to support the utilizing of the CCS-SF for the elderly are made.

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