Table 1.

TILE – Texas Index of Level of Effort^a

	Activity of Daily Living	CMI Value	Descriptor	Definition
TILE 1	Severely compromised	2.11	Heavy Care	Ability for self-care in activities of daily living is severely limited and resident requires sophisticated treatments such as frequent wound care or tracheostomy care.
TILE 3	Moderately compromised	1.65
TILE 2	Any level	1.81	Rehabilitation	Requires physical or occupational therapy 3 or more times per week.
TILE 4	Severely compromised	1.3	Clinically Complex	Has acute or chronic condition requiring increased monitoring and or therapies such as oxygen administration or respiratory therapy.
TILE 6	Moderately compromised	1.18
TILE 8	Minimally compromised	.95
Tile 5	Severely compromised	1.60	Clinically Stable	Requires assistance and or supervision at varying levels depending on self-care abilities in activities of daily living.
TILE 7	Moderately compromised	1.01
TILE 9	Minimally compromised	.85
TILE 10	Minimally compromised	.65		Mental or behavioral condition
TILE 11	Minimally compromised	.61		No mental or behavior condition

Note: CMI = case mix index. TILE = Texas Index of Level of Effort.

^aObtained from Texas Department of.