The Care and Needs Scale (CANS; Tate, 2004) is an 8-level categorical scale that is designed to measure the level of support needs of older adolescents and adults with traumatic brain injury. It is intended to be administered by health professionals with experience working in a rehabilitation setting with people with brain injury. The CANS is suitable for people who are 16 years of age and older. A paediatric version of the scale (PCANS-2; Soo, Tate, Williams, Waddingham, & Waugh, 2008; Tate, Soo, & Wakim, 2014) is available for age ranges 5 to 15 year