
What is ADL?
Activities of daily living alias ADL are core activities that individuals do daily from when they wake up to when they go to bed. ADLs can be classified into the following categories:
Personal hygiene : Personal hygiene includes bathing, grooming, dental care, nail care, and hair care.
Continence management : Continence management refers to a person's mental and physical capacity to use the lavatory correctly.
Dressing : A person's skill to choose and physical ability to dress.
Feeding : Whether a person can eat itself or needs assistance with eating.
Ambulating : The ability of an individual to move from one position to another and walk unassisted.
Understanding how each area impacts a person's capacity to care for themselves might differentiate between aging gracefully and needing daily support.
