What is the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Functioning Scale used to assess?

• A. Motor strength grading.
• B. Level of cognitive, behavioral, and functional recovery during rehabilitation (I to X).
• C. Severity of coma on admission.
• D. Type of brain injury.

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that this scale measures how a brain-injury patient’s thinking, behavior, and functional abilities recover as they go through rehabilitation. It tracks cognitive and behavioral status from levels I through X, moving from profound no responses to purposeful, independent functioning. This makes it different from motor-strength scales, which assess physical movement; from coma-severity tools like the Glasgow Coma Scale, which rate consciousness at onset; and from injury-type classifications that describe what happened to the brain. Because it focuses on cognitive, behavioral, and functional recovery during rehab, it’s the best fit for gauging progress and guiding therapy goals.