Scoring

Follow the steps below to determine the Ambulation score.

Step Action 1 Is the customer unable to walk most of the time? If YES, STOP. Give the customer a score of 4. If NO, continue to step 2. 2 Is the customer only able to walk with physical assistance from others most of the time? If YES, STOP. Give the customer a score of 3. If No, continue to step 3. 3 Does the customer walk alone, but is unsteady and only able to walk short distances of about 10 to 20 feet? If YES, STOP. Give the customer a score of 2. If NO, continue to step 4. 4 Does the customer walk alone and balance well but has difficulty transitioning from one surface to another or walking on uneven terrain? For example, the customer has difficulty going from a carpeted floor to tile or walking on landscape rock. If YES, STOP. Give the customer a score of 1. If NO, continue to step 5. 5 Does the customer walk well alone on all terrains? If YES, STOP. Give the customer a score of 0. If NO, the customer meets some scoring criteria above. Go back to step 1.