Rancho levels of cognitive functioning

Rancho levels 1-3

Stimulation treatment is common

Activities focused on arousing the individual’s responses, such as alertness to the environment, and attending to incoming stimuli, particularly visual and auditory

Rancho levels 4-6

Correspond to the middle phase of recovery

Tasks focus on establishing basic communication systems, whether verbal, gestural, or augmentative, and enhancing the reliability of communication efforts.

Highly distractible and are frequently agitated or aggressive.

Rancho levels 7-10

Later phase of recovery and exhibit mild impairments

Facilitating independence. Treatment stressed insight or judgment to solve problems encountered in daily activities.

Rancho levels of cognitive functioning

1-10

From most severe to least severe