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Complete immobility due to severe physical/medical disability or frailty
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Not true paresis, it is the inability to move due to another condition
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Person functions as a quadriplegic without a spinal cord injury
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Severe dementia is the most common underlying cause
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This person may have pressure ulcers, contractures, and are considered "total care," "bedbound," "max assist" and need assistance with all ADL's
Functional Quadriplegia significantly impacts the patients severity of Illness (SOI) and risk of mortality (ROM). This diagnosis is considered a Major Co-morbidity and these patient's are resource intensive.
