Dear Carol: My mom was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. While she’s pretty normal now other than some short-term memory loss and occasional confusion, I want to be prepared to help her as she ...

Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are tasks that independent adults can do on their own. ADLs include feeding, getting dressed, bathing, toileting, ...

When applying for long-term care insurance or a health insurance benefits, your provider will ask if you can perform certain tasks. They’re commonly referred to as activities of daily living (ADLs).

Ask doctors, nurses, or social workers what family caregivers do, and the response is likely to be: “Help the patient with ADLs [activities of daily living] and IADLs [instrumental activities of daily ...

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) affects older adults both with and without Parkinson disease (PD) and can impair the ability to participate in activities of daily living (IADL); a recent study sought ...

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Dear Carol: I’m frustrated with medical people who think family caregivers should automatically understand their abbreviated terms. At appointments, my mom’s doctor asks about IADLs and ADLs when ...

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional method used by geriatricians and oncologists to detect and evaluate multiple age-related problems and to plan and coordinate ...