Describe ways to assist clients with ADL.

Description should include

• assistance with self-help skills (e.g., dressing, eating, toileting, transferring)
• clothing needs, including adaptations
• mobility
• medication management.

Process/Skill Questions: 

Thinking

• Why is it important for a client to exercise daily living skills?
• How can changes in mobility affect an older adult?

Communication

• How does a human services professional communicate a client’s clothing needs, including adaptations?
• How should medication management information be communicated to a client’s family and other staff members?

Leadership

• What is the responsibility of companies to provide services to meet the needs of elderly or special needs clients?

Management

• How does a provider incorporate daily living training?
• How often should a provider train a client in daily living skills?