Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Delivering Health Care - Part 1
Lecture:Long-term Care Facilities
Slide content:Difficulty with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) by Age 1.6 Chart: ( http://www.aoa.acl.gov/aging_statistics/profile/2014/16.aspx , 2013) 6
Slide notes:This lecture will often refer to activities of daily living, or ADLs. This term refers to personal-care tasks such as eating, bathing, dressing, moving around, and using the toilet. Difficulties with activities of daily living increases greatly with advancing age. 6