Abstract: Family involvement assessment is one of the important research areas for family involvement in old-age care institutions, and it is an important basis for conducting current situation investigation and behavior intervention. This paper summarizes the research progress of the currently published evaluation tools for elderly family involvement in the old-age care institutions, to provide reference and basis for the development of family participation assessment tools suitable for China's cultural environment.

Key words: old-age care institutions; elderly; family involvement; family perceptions; assessment tools