What are the activities of everyday life?
The phrases of “everyday life” or AdLS are used in connection with people who are older, injuries or disabilities, mentally ill, chronically ill, or who can otherwise be able to take care of themselves. The activities of everyday life include objects such as feeding yourself, swimming, practicing personal hygiene and the ability to move around home to name at least some. A working therapist may evaluate the individual to determine whether he is able to perform these activities or needs ergotherapy or auxiliary assistance.
Primarily the activities of everyday life include all activities that must be performed daily. This includes the ability to get out of bed in the morning without help, undress and wash, dress for a day, eat food throughout the day, and at least walk in a chair to sit down. In addition, it includes the ability to control one's biological body functions. This is the most basic activities of everyday life as well as the most important, and is the task of the ergotherapist to makeShe was sure whether these activities were possible on the basis of various medical factors.
Further activities of everyday life that are not necessary for physical survival, but are necessary to live on their own, include the ability to buy food and prepare food, clean around the house, take medication according to plan, manage your money and the ability to use the phone to call for help if necessary. These are just a few activities of everyday life that determine whether someone can stay alone or decide to live in a facility for assisted housing, where food will be prepared, housework will be done and help is available on site. Many people often find that assisted housing facilities are an acceptable and safe compromise, rather than living on your own vs. Be limited to a nursing home.
Many people simply cooperate with a work therapist to regain the ability to live SAmoldedly, such as after injury or illness such as stroke. The work therapist can constantly evaluate the patient to determine whether it is safe for him to live alone or should be placed in the assisted housing facility, either in a short or long -term horizon. Patients who are unable to perform most or all the basic activities of everyday life may have to be placed in a nursing home, for more thorough and more specialized care.