Frailty Scale of Rockwood

Performance

Level

Status

• walks without help,

• performs basic activities of daily living (eating, dressing, bathing, bed transfer)

• continent of bowel and bladder

• not cognitively impaired

0

fit

• walks without help,

• performs basic activities of daily living (eating, dressing, bathing, bed transfer)

• continent of bowel but not of bladder

• not cognitively impaired

1

1 or more of following (2 if incontinent):

• needs assistance with activities of daily living or mobility

• bowel or bladder incontinent

• cognitive impairment without dementia

2

2 or more of the following (3 if incontinent):

• totally dependent for transfers

• totally dependent with one or more activities of daily living

• bowel and bladder incontinent

• demented

3

frail

Level

Percent Not Institutionalized in 3 Months

Percent Surviving at 5 Years

0

95%

82%

1

90%

78%

2

80%

66%

3

50%

50%