HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital participates in one of the nation's largest databases for clinical outcomes measurement in rehabilitation. Our nationwide network of facilities consistently meets or exceeds national norms for functional outcomes, length of stay and other vital indicators.
Items scored include: Self Care, Sphincter control, Transfers, Locomotion, and Communication and Social Cognition.
FIM (Functional Independence Measurement) Scores and Descriptors:
Complete Independence |
7 |
Independent, but requires device, has safety issues or needs extended time to complete |
6 |
Supervision or set up required |
5 |
Minimum assist with patient providing 75-99% of work or effort |
4 |
Moderate assist with patient providing 50-74% of work or effort |
3 |
Maximum assist with patient providing 25-49% of the work or effort |
2 |
Total assist with patient providing 0-24% of the work or effort |
1 |
Below is a highlighted sample FIM "Spidergraph" Output:
The blue area is the Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) on admission to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, and the green area shows the FIM measurement of progress by discharge.
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