CSHA Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

• The results can be used, in combination with clinical judgment, context, and patient preferences, to create care plans and establish goals of care. 
• Frailty management often requires a team-based approach, including physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and social workers.

Potential interventions to address frailty include (but are not limited to):

• Physical therapy and exercise programs to increase mobility, improve gait, and decrease falls.
• Occupational therapy to enhance the ability to perform activities of daily living.
• Nutrition counseling and supplementation to mitigate weight loss and augment nutritional status.
• Medication reviews with the goal of discontinuing unnecessary drugs, substituting potentially safer medications, and reducing side effects.
• Palliative care consultation to alleviate symptoms and preserve or improve quality of life.
• Case management to facilitate adequate home services or a transition to assisted living or skilled nursing facilities.