{"id":224,"date":"2021-03-02T08:10:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/?p=224"},"modified":"2021-03-02T10:44:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:44:32","slug":"what-are-adls-activities-of-daily-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/what-are-adls-activities-of-daily-living\/","title":{"rendered":"What are ADL&#8217;s (Activities of Daily Living) ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What are ADL&#039;s (Activities of Daily Living) ?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05OrfkQ9qqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, we are going to talk about and discuss \u201cWhat are ADL\u2019s (Activities of Daily Living) ?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of you may already be familiar with the phrase ADL or ADL\u2019s. The initials stand for Activity or Activities of Daily Living.<\/p>\n<p>But, what does that mean?<\/p>\n<p>The phrase or term ADL\u2019s or Activities of Daily Living is used to describe the skills that are required to independently take care of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>This includes:<\/p>\n<p>Personal Hygiene \u2013 bathing\/showering, grooming, nail care, and oral care.<\/p>\n<p>Eating \u2013 the ability to feed oneself, though not necessarily the capability to prepare food.<\/p>\n<p>Transferring and Mobility \u2013 being able to move oneself from a seated position to standing, being able to get in and out of bed, and the ability to walk independently from one location to another.<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining Continence \u2014 which means the ability to both physically and mentally use the restroom by getting on and off of the toilet but also knowing when you need to use the restroom.<\/p>\n<p>When you hear someone ask how a person does or is doing with their ADL\u2019s these are what they are referring to and depending on how much help they are needing for one, two, or all of them can determine the amount of care they may need day-to-day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s episode, we are going to talk about and discuss \u201cWhat are ADL\u2019s (Activities of Daily Living) ?\u201d Some of you may already be familiar with the phrase ADL or ADL\u2019s. The initials stand for Activity or Activities of Daily Living. But, what does that mean? 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