Activities of Daily Living

Assisting with eating:

• • Preparing food for clients with eating difficulties by cutting or poureeing

  • Monitoring food and liquid intake

  • Following special diets

  • Hand washing

  • Transferring to chair/table and from chair/table

  • Observing eating behaviors

  • Monitoring eating safety risks, swallowing and choking

Assisting with bathing:

• • Bed bathing, sponge bathing, tub bathing, showering

  • Using bath equipments

  • Basic skin care

Assisting and providing grooming:

• • Oral care

  • Shaving with electric or safety razor and beard trimming

  • Applying make-up and deodorant

  • Hair care

  • Basic nail care

  • Prosthetics care

  • Care of eyeglasses

Assisting with undressing and dressing:

• • Application of clothing and special appliance or wraps

Assisting with toileting:

• • Monitoring bowel movements and appearance

  • Providing bowel and bladder incontinence care

  • Transferring, mobility, and positioning

  • Feminine hygiene

  • Using of toileting equipment or supplies

  • Cleansing the perineal area

  • Inspecting of the skin and adjusting clothing

Assisting with transfers:

• • One person pivot transfer using wheelchair, walker, and/or cane

  • Transferring the person from one seating area to another

  • Transferring back and forth from bed/wheelchair/couch

Assisting with mobility:

• • Ambulation

  • Assisting with walking using walker or cane

  • Assisting with wheelchair

Assisting with positioning:

• • Assisting with positioning in bed, wheelchair, etc.

  • Assisting with positioning cradles, rolls, and pillows

Supervision:

• • Cueing, or prompting of a member