Activities of daily living
Activities of daily living (ADL) are the basic self-care tasks most healthy people can perform without help, including bathing, dressing, toileting, managing continence, transferring and eating.
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Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) cover more complex skills needed for independent living, such as managing finances and medication, preparing food, housekeeping and using transport. Clinicians use standardised checklists, including the Katz Index and the Lawton IADL Scale, to assess ability, and the results commonly inform eligibility for assistance programmes and decisions about care home admission.
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