Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)

Call or email the Hospice Team for the most accurate assessment of the patient’s eligibility.

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%	Ambulation	Activity & Evidence of Disease	Self-Care	Intake	Conscious Level
100	Full	Normal Activity/ No evidence of Disease	Full	Normal	Full
90	Full	Normal Activity/ Some Evidence of Disease	Full	Normal	Full
80	Full	Normal Activity w/Effort Some evidence of Disease	Full	Normal or Reduced	Full
70	Reduced	Unable Normal Job / Work Significant Disease	Full	Normal or Reduced	Full
60	Reduced	Unable Hobby / House Work Significant Disease	Occasional Assist. Necessary	Normal or Reduced	Full or Confusion
50	Mainly Sit/Lie	Unable to do any work Extensive Disease	Considerable Assist. Required	Normal or Reduced	Full or Confusion
40	Mainly in Bed	Unable to do most activity Extensive Disease	Mainly Assistance	Normal or Reduced	Full or Drowsy +/- Confusion
30	Totally Bed Bound	Unable to do any activity Extensive Disease	Total Care	Normal or Reduced	Full or Drowsy +/- Confusion
20	As Above	As Above	Total Care	Minimal to Sips	Full or Drowsy +/- Confusion
10	As Above	As Above	Total Care	Mouth Care Only	Drowsy or Confusion or Coma
0	Death	-------	------	-----	-----