Who is eligible for admission to SIPA?
Patients with a score of -5 in 1 of the following domains, or -2 in 2 domains, are eligible for entry:
- Activities of daily living (ADL)
- Instrumental activities of daily living
- Incontinence
- Mental status
- Mobility
Each domain has 2 to 8 categories. For example, there are 5 categories in the ADL domain: eating, washing, dressing, grooming and use of the toilet. Within each category, the following scores are applied: 0 = completely independent, -0.5 = independent with difficulty, -1 = needs cuing or supervision and -2 = needs help.
