Background Frailty is a concept that has been established within healthcare over the past decade and refers to an individual’s reduced ability to cope with stressors due to impairments in multiple physiological systems. Validated rating scales exist to assess the degree of frailty. Patients who have sustained a hip fracture are often frail, but there is limited knowledge about how patients themselves perceive the concept of frailty and frailty assessment. Purpose To describe patients’ experiences of orthopedic care for hip fracture in relation to frailty and frailty assessment. Method A descriptive qualitative design was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 patients treated for hip fracture, where frailty assessment was part of the routine upon admission. The interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using inductive content analysis. Preliminary Results Patients’ experiences of orthopedic care in relation to frailty were reflected in one main category, ‘Being involved matters’. This main category comprised three generic categories: ‘Managing care’, ‘Being frail means being vulnerable’, and ‘Searching for a shared perspective’. Within these were six subcategories: ‘Targeting own goals’, ‘Submitting to care routines’, ‘Being fragile’, ‘Needing extra care’, ‘Lacking communication’, and ‘Wanting to be seen and heard’. Discussion Patients described that frail individuals require extra care but that they did not understand that frailty assessment was conducted. While they expressed that care should be adapted according to the patient’s conditions, many reported having to set their own goals due to a lack of support from healthcare providers and that participation on their own terms was not always facilitated. The findings suggest a need for improved communication between healthcare providers and patients, where a shared vision for the patient’s ongoing care and rehabilitation is based on the patient’s conditions and individual preferences.