Activities of Daily Living: Non-Medical home care services

Dressing

 

• Dressing & undressing

Companionship

 

• Sitting, talking, reading, playing games, watching TV, etc.

Eating

 

• Meal & snack preparation according to the client's dietary requirements.

 

• Serving, & cleanup.

Toileting

 

• Assistance with cleaning after bowel and/or using the commode.

Bathing

 

• Bathtub & shower

 

• Bed bath

Continence

 

• Continence of bowel and/or bladder issues as well as products using the commode.

Grooming

 

• Personal hygiene care.

 

• Washing & drying hair.

 

​• Shaving, both electric & manual.

 

• Oral hygiene, including brushing teeth & denture care.

Transferring (walking)

 

• Ambulation, walking, using a walker, repositioning in a bed, or using a wheel chair.

 

• Transferring to & from bed to commode, from bed to chair or wheelchair, or a vehicle.

Light Housekeeping

 

• Washing and drying laundry, folding & putting the clothes away.

 

• Making the bed & changing bedding; cleaning the bathrooms, client's bedroom, kitchen, etc.

 

• Running errands.