This Dignity of Risk Assessment Template is designed to support Occupational Therapists in structuring clinical reasoning when balancing duty of care and autonomy in community aged care settings.
The template:
Guides assessment of foreseeable risk
Prompts consideration of decision-making capacity
Supports proportional risk mitigation
Assists in identifying third-party impacts
Documents review triggers to ensure decisions remain valid over time
 
This form may be:
Used as a standalone dignity of risk assessment record
Incorporated into broader OT assessment documentation
Shared with the participant and/or care partner to support transparency and shared decision-making
Adapted by integrating selected components (e.g., mitigation plan, review triggers) into existing organisational templates