BIMS (Brief Interview for Mental Status, MDS 3.0)
Brief Interview for Mental Status (MDS 3.0 Section C): word repetition, temporal orientation (year/month/day), and delayed recall of three words.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Repetition
- 3
- Year
- 3
- Month
- 2
- Day
- 1
- Recall Sock
- 2
- Recall Blue
- 2
- Recall Bed
- 0
Result: BIMS 13/15 — cognitively intact.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 13–15
- Cognitively intact.
- 8–12
- Moderately impaired.
- 0–7
- Severely impaired.
What you enter
- Repetition
- Year
- Month
- Day
- Recall Sock
- Recall Blue
- Recall Bed
How this is calculated
Saliba D, Buchanan J, Edelen MO, et al. MDS 3.0: brief interview for mental status. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2012;13(7):611-617. (Item scoring per the CMS MDS 3.0 Section C form / RAI Manual.) Read the source ↗
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