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Case: Research the Aged Care Funding Instrument and answer the following question about legal and ethical considerations and tools for the Aged Care Funding instrument.

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Correct completion of the ACFI assessment tool for a resident will provide the facility with the required commonwealth government funding for care provision.

You are caring for a patient with dementia who requires assistance with personal hygiene. He requires the nurse to complete shaving and brushing his teeth. When showering he can manage his own showering and drying while the nurse is in the room observing and prompting, passing items or adjusting the water as required plus assisting with difficult to reach areas . For dressing and undressing the nurse is required to supervise and prompt the resident, plus assist with some buttons.

The nurse who has assessed the patient over the past 2 days has decided these actions mean requiring 'physical assistance' for all areas of the personal hygiene category, which is incorrect. Two sections of this care category have been classified higher than what the patient actually requires. You are the nurse responsible for the final day of assessment and completion of this tool. The document is due for completion and submission.

Question: What legal and ethical requirements exist for this patients ACFI assessment before it is submitted by the facility?