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SCORE

INTERPRETATION

00 - 20

Total Dependence

21 - 60

Severe Dependence

61 - 90

Moderate Dependence

91 - 99

Slight Dependence

- 100

Independence

SCORE

PREDICTION

Less Than 40

Unlikely to go home

- Dependent in Mobility

- Dependent in Self Care

Pivotal score where patients move from dependency to assisted independence.

60 - 80

If living alone will probably need a number of community services to cope.

More Than 85

Likely to be discharged to community living

- Independent in transfers and able to walk or use wheelchair independently.

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