Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Activities of daily living (ADLs) are everyday personal care tasks that people engage in. These activities are fundamental to maintaining independence and caring for yourself.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are daily activities related to independent living. These tasks are important for evaluating people with early stages of diseases, both to determine the individual’s ability to care for themselves and to assess the progression of the disease.
Your personal care assistant can provide you or a loved one with assistance including but not limited to the following areas:
- Accompany on Walks
- Safety/Fall Protection
- Limited Transportation
- Accompany to Doctor Appointments
- Bathing
- Bed Making
- Companionship
- Dressing
- Dusting
- Eating
- Errands
- Grocery Shopping
- Grooming
- Hobbies
- Incontinence Care
- Laundry
- Meal Preparation
- Medication Reminders
- Oral Hygiene
- Organizing Incoming Mail
- Pet Care and Feeding
- Picking up Prescriptions
- Post Office Visits
- Recreational Activities
- Respite/Relief for Families
- Sweeping
- Taking out the Trash
- Toileting
- Transferring and Positioning
- Vacuuming
- Washing Dishes
- Walking and Mobility