Patient should be at or beyond stage 7 on FASS (Allstate Hospice can determine during information visit)

1. 6a Difficulty putting clothing on properly
2. 6b Unable to bathe properly
3. 6c Inability to handle mechanics of toileting
4. 6d Urinary incontinence
5. 6e Fecal incontinence
6. 7a Ability to speak limited
7. 7b All inteligible vocabulary lost
8. 7c Non-ambulatory
9. 7d Unable to sit up independently
10. 7e Unable to smile
11. 7f Unable to hold head up

Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Alzheimers Disease