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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Definition(s) of |
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“Activities usually performed for oneself in the course of a normal day including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, walking, using the telephone, taking medications, and other personal care activities" (Department of Health and Human Services).
"The self-care tasks which are used to measure the Functional Impairment Level of an applicant or a client for home care services include the ability to bathe, dress and undress, eat, toilet, transfer in and out of a bed or chair, get around inside one's own home, and maintain continence" (Bookman, Harrington, Pass & Reisner).
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Source:
Bookman, A., Harrington, M., Pass, L., & Reisner, E. (2007). Family caregiver handbook: Finding elder care resources in Massachusetts. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Department of Health and Human Services. (2005). Glossary of aging terms. Retrieved March 1, 2007, from http://eldercare.gov/eldercare/
public/resources/glossary.asp.
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