6 Month Mortality in Nursing Home Patients with Advanced Dementia (ADEPT: Advanced Dementia Prognostic Tool)

Nursing Home Stay < 90 Days:    
Age:







Gender:    
Shortness of Breath:    
At Least One Presssure Ulcer ≥ Stage 2:    
Complete Functional Dependence on all ADLs (ADL Score = 28):    
Bedfast Most of the Day:    
Insufficient Oral Intake (Not Consuming Almost All Liquids in Previous 3 Days or ≤ 25% of Meals Eaten):    
Bowel Incontinence (Occasionally, Frequently, or Always):    
Body Mass Index < 18.5 kg/m2:    
Weight Loss (> 5% in Prior 30 Days or > 10% in Prior 180 Days):    
Congestive Heart Failure:    

     

Total Points:
Mortality: %

Reference:
1. Mitchell SL et al. Prediction of 6-month survival of nursing home residents with advanced dementia using ADEPT vs hospice eligibility guidelines.  JAMA.  2010; 304(17):1929-1935.