Tag: What are activities of daily living (ADLs)? · basic tasks a person needs to be able to do on their own to live independently such as ability to bathe and maintain personal hygiene

What are Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)? Recognizing a person’s limitations is the first step in developing a care plan (or making a referral for care). This helps us to provide the appropriate type and level of assistance. ADLs – many of us have never heard of this term. The acronym ADL is very familiar with caregivers of the elderly, nursing one back to health and those with diminished physical capacity. ADLs – Activities of