Managing Daily Activities for Seniors
Posted by mardywright on Saturday, March 17, 2012
At Walnut Creek Home Care, the managers and experts segregate daily living activities for senior in to two types – activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The essential and everyday tasks, like taking bath, eating etc., are listed under activities of daily living. Whereas, the complex tasks that require of physical agility, good judging ability, along with managerial expertise are listed under instrumental activities of daily living. The ability of an elderly person to satisfactorily perform or not perform the ADL and IADL activities is used to judge whether the senior person can or cannot live independently and safely. the Walnut Creek Care Management on basis of these two types of daily living make an assessment along with their medical needs to formulate a plan to manage their care and what type of care needs to be provided.
The Walnut Creek Home Care experts classify ADL or activities of daily living in six groups:
Bathing consists of tidying up activities like doing shave, brush teeth, and comb hair.
Dressing includes selecting proper dress and ability to wear it along with zipping, buttoning, and fastening.
Eating means ability to eat.
Transferring means ability to walk or shifting from wheelchair to bed and vice versa.
Continence is the ability to control bowel and bladder.
Toileting is the ability to go to toilet independently.
The IADL or instrumental activities of daily living are grouped as follows:
Using the telephone by searching and dialing numbers.
Medicine management includes taking meds at proper time and in proper dosage.
Preparation of meals by deciding what to make in safe manner.
Managing the home by making arrangement for housekeeping and laundry
Management of finances such as making budget, and paying dues in time.
Shopping for provisions and other needful things and bringing them home.
Ability to drive or using public transportation for shopping etc.
The Managers at Walnut Creek Care Management assess customize the type of care and caregiver required.
The Walnut Creek Home Care experts classify ADL or activities of daily living in six groups:
Bathing consists of tidying up activities like doing shave, brush teeth, and comb hair.
Dressing includes selecting proper dress and ability to wear it along with zipping, buttoning, and fastening.
Eating means ability to eat.
Transferring means ability to walk or shifting from wheelchair to bed and vice versa.
Continence is the ability to control bowel and bladder.
Toileting is the ability to go to toilet independently.
The IADL or instrumental activities of daily living are grouped as follows:
Using the telephone by searching and dialing numbers.
Medicine management includes taking meds at proper time and in proper dosage.
Preparation of meals by deciding what to make in safe manner.
Managing the home by making arrangement for housekeeping and laundry
Management of finances such as making budget, and paying dues in time.
Shopping for provisions and other needful things and bringing them home.
Ability to drive or using public transportation for shopping etc.
The Managers at Walnut Creek Care Management assess customize the type of care and caregiver required.
