Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) Ask patient: “I am going to say three words for you to remember. Please repeat the words after I have said all three. The words are sock, blue and …

The Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) is used to assess cognitive status in elderly patients and may provide useful information as to whether the patient should be referred for dementia …

Sep 9, 2025 · What Is a BIMS Score? The BIMS score, short for Brief Interview for Mental Status, comes from a quick test that looks at how well you think, learn and remember. Scores range …

Temporal Orientation (Orientation to Year, Month and Day) Temporal orientation means the ability to place oneself in correct time. 3 For the BIMS, it is the ability to indicate the correct date in …

Oct 23, 2023 · BIMS (Brief Interview for Mental Status) is a mandatory tool used to screen and identify the cognitive condition of residents upon admission into a long-term care facility.

Feb 6, 2025 · BIMS is a cognitive screening tool that helps your nursing staff measure how well residents can remember, process, and recall information. This 15-point scoring system is part …

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"Differentiating levels of cognitive functioning: a comparison of the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) and the Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool (BCAT) in a nursing home sample."

Day 1: The day the resident admitted to the building. Day 8: The resident’s 8th day in the building. The BIMS score can only be used if it is within a 7-day window prior to the MDS assessment …

This Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) calculator checks the resident cognitive impairment and whether further intervention is required for dementia diagnosis.