ADL | ADL Description |
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 | Needing the assistance or supervision of another person with: |
Body Movement | Activities such as maintaining or changing body position, carrying, moving and manipulation objects, getting in or out of bed or a chair |
Moving | Walking and related activities, either away from home or away from home |
Communication | Understanding others, making oneself understood by others |
Health | Taking medication or administering injections, dressing wounds, using medical machinery, manipulating muscles or limbs, taking care of feet (includes a need for home nursing and allied health care, such as physiotherapy and podiatry) |
Self Care | Daily self-care tasks such as eating, showering/bathing, dressing, toileting and managing incontinence |
Transport | Using public transport, getting to and from places away from home or driving |
Social | Shopping, banking, participating in recreational, cultural or religious activities, attending day centres, managing finances and writing letters |
Domestic | Household chores such as washing, ironing, cleaning and formal linen services |
Meals | Meals, including the delivery of prepared meals, help with meal preparation and managing basic nutrition |
Home | Home maintenance and gardening |
Other | Needs assistance with other tasks not stated above |