- Frequent UTIs.
- Frequent respiratory infections.
- Multiple hospital admissions or ER visits.
- Unexplained weight loss >10%.
- Loss of appetite.
- Withdrawal from the environment.
- Unhealing decubiti.
- Unexplained or refractory temperatures.
- Hb<10, Alb <2.5
- Disabled and requires considerable assistance and medical care.
- Symptoms of multiple organ failure.
* CMS no longer accepts Failure to Thrive or debility as a principal diagnosis beginning Oct. 1, 2014.