Hoarding: Assessments
Instruments to evaluate where someone with hoarding behavior is in their recovery journey both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Clutter Image Rating Scale
The Clutter Image Rating is a tool that helps standardize definitions of clutter by showing a series of images depicting rooms in various stages of clutter. This allows the observer to select the image on the scale that best corresponds with the state of rooms in the home. In general, rooms that are rated as picture #4 or higher indicate a probable hoarding problem/HD diagnosis.
San Francisco Health and Fire Code Compliance Guidelines
The Health and Fire Code Compliance Guidelines detail the conditions that housing inspectors are looking for to ensure safety of a dwelling.
Savings Inventory Revised
The Savings Inventory - Revised is a 23-item self-report questionnaire measuring hoarding-related experiences during the past week.
Clutterers Anonymous: Am I a Clutterer?
This self assessment form from Clutterers Anonymous (CLA℠) explores 25 key questions that can help you determine if clutter is creating challenges in your home, work, or relationships. This resource is designed to provide insight and support for those seeking to regain control of their space and well-being.
Buried in Treasures Exercise: Home Environment Index
A survey to measure the sanitation status of a home.
Buried in Treasures Exercise: Take Photographs of Your Home
An exercise to take before and after photographs of the home with a series of surveys to assess the level of severity regarding the amount of clutter present.
Buried in Treasures Exercise: Comparing Your Perceptions With Those of Others
This questionnaire has 10 questions, half are for the person who has (or might have) a hoarding problem and the second half are for someone else to answer about the person who has (or might have) a hoarding problem. The other participant should be a friend, family member, therapist, or other social service worker who has seen the home and is in a good position to comment on the severity of the problem.