Functional Independence Level (FIL)
Level 1:
- No response to stimuli
- Movements, actions, responses are reflexive
- Completely dependent for all aspects of self care
Level 2:
- Response modality identified; response rate inconsistent
- Cannot communicate needs
- Completely dependent for all aspects of self-care
Level 3:
- Response modality identified; response rate is consistent
- Can communicate via response modality
- Can direct self care
Level 4:
- Able to respond and communicate
- Able to direct and assist with self-care
- Unable to initiate tasks without cues
- Requires supervision for safety/judgment
Level 5:
- Able to respond and communicate
- Able to direct and assist with self-care
- Initiates tasks, able to complete tasks with assistance
- Requires supervision for safety/judgment
Level 6:
- Able to respond and communicate
- Inconsistently able to complete self-care/ADLs independently
- Unable to link tasks without cues/assistance
- Able to participate in Basic Living Skills with assistance
- Requires supervision for safety/judgment
Level 7:
- Able to respond and communicate
- Able to complete self-care/ADLs independently
- Able to participate in Basic Living Skills with supervision
- May require supervision for safety/judgment
Level 8:
- Able to communicate, complete and link self-care/ADLs
- Able to initiate Basic Life Skills; requires part-time supervision
- Able to be left alone for extended periods of time
- Requires part-time supervision for structuring daily activity pattern
- Candidate for Sheltered Employment
Level 9:
- Able to communicate, complete and link self-care/ADLs
- Able to live independently and independently perform Basic Life Skills
- May require part-time supervision for "fine tuning" and organization
- Candidate for Competitive Employment
Level 10:
- Able to live independently
- Candidate for Competitive Employment
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