Risk assessments that enforce safety — not just document it
HIGH-risk assessments are blocked until interventions are assigned, reviewed, and evidenced. Overdue reviews escalate automatically. Every score change is logged with a reason.
Risk Assessments — Margaret Thompson
Room 12 · 1 overdue · 1 due soon
Waterlow (Pressure)
HIGHFalls Risk
HIGHMUST (Nutrition)
MEDIUMMoving & Handling
LOWAuto-scoring
Waterlow, MUST, Falls & more
Review Reminders
Overdue alerts to managers
Care Plan Links
Auto-linked to interventions
CQC Evidence
Export-ready evidence packs
Four steps, system-enforced. No shortcuts.
Every assessment follows the same path: identify the hazard, score it with a validated clinical tool, link interventions to the care plan, and review on schedule. HIGH-risk assessments cannot be signed off without linked interventions — the system blocks it.
Templates included: Waterlow, MUST, Falls (Morse), Choking & IDDSI, Safeguarding, Fire & PEEP
Identify
Record hazards using Waterlow, MUST, Falls, or other clinical tools
Score & classify
System calculates risk level from tool-specific thresholds
Mitigate
Link interventions to care plan — HIGH risk blocked without them
Review
Record outcome, set next review — overdue escalates to dashboard
Governance you can show an inspector
Every action is logged, every override requires a reason, and every assessment links to the care plan automatically.
Admission Gate
Manager override requires recorded reason.
Audit Trail
| Waterlow score 16 → 18 | J. Patel | 09:14 |
| Override reason recorded | S. Clarke | 09:18 |
| Evidence pack exported | L. Nguyen | 10:02 |
Decision-specific MCA
Best interests checklist required
Consultation with family / advocate.
Follows Care Act 2014 statutory guidance (Chapter 14).
Risk assessments that close the loop.
See how Atara Care enforces safety at every step — from assessment to care plan to CQC evidence.