Posts Tagged ‘activities of daily living’
Care Plan Interventions- How to Make Doable
Make Interventions Doable Interventions in a care plan need to be doable. Let’s take for example with Mr. Jefferson the client we have used in my You Tube on…
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SPLAT- Documenting Falls and Reporting to Drs.
SPLAT blog Friday The job of the aging professional or geriatric care manager is often to be the messenger. When you assess a client and find problems like falls you…
Read MoreThe Daily Shower Can Be a Killer – Falls in the bath
The Daily Shower Can be a Killer was the headline of the NY times article on January 29, 2013. As we have covered activities of Daily living as a part…
Read MoreFalls and Mobility- Assessments to Evaluate
In a Functional Assessment you test mobility. Direct observation can identify problems in gait and balance. Early detection of deficits in mobility can identify those clients at risk of injury.…
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The Most Dangerous IADL- Senior Drivers
In the State of California ‘does not keep statistics on how many drivers are 100 or older but they do on people over 90. At the end of last…
Read MoreIADL’s Laundry
In the frigid winters of the 1940’s and early 50’s , when I was a child, my mother hung sheets on a line, from our second floor apartment. In the…
Read MoreHousekeeping- How to Assess as an IADL
My blog today will cover housekeeping a part of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. If you want to hear me talk about ADL’s IADL’s and how you can use…
Read MoreFood Prep and IADLs- How to Assess
Food Preparation The White House Menu for today’s Inauguration Luncheon is today The menu for is 230 guests including the first family, congressional leaders and the Supreme Court Justices. ,…
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