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Activities of Daily Living Checklist – How to Know If You or a Loved One Needs Rehabilitation and Caregiving
Getting Back To Your Daily Living
Many factors can affect a person’s ability to take care of themselves. Accidents, congenital defects, joint/hip replacement and strokes are just a few of the situations that may occur that restrict and limit a person’s ability to complete their Activities of Daily Living also known as ADLs.
What are ADLs exactly?
Activities of Daily Living is a term used in healthcare to refer to people’s daily self-care activities. Health professionals often use a person’s ability or inability to perform ADLs as a measurement of their functional status.
Here are the basic Activities of Daily Living that you need to determine if the person can complete or if they need assistance:
- Self-feeding
- Functional Mobility (moving while performing activities, getting in and out of bed, in and out of a chair, etc.)
- Dressing
- Bathing and/or Showering
- Personal Hygiene (brushing/styling hair, brushing teeth, shaving, basic grooming)
- Toilet hygiene (getting to the toilet, self-cleaning, getting up from the toilet)
Need Assistance?
If you find yourself or a loved one needs assistance with their Activities of Daily Living, Rehabilitation might be the answer. Here at Iberia Rehabilitation Hospital and Acadiana Rehabilitation Hospital, we can help regain independence.
Call us today to find out if outpatient or clinical therapies are available to you or your loved one! Call us and follow us on Facebook at @iberiarehab and @acadianarehab – We look forward to helping you get back to your best YOU!
