ADLs

When seniors with postural tremor lose ADL function, it is largely due to older age and chronic comorbidities, not the tremor itself, researchers say.

Black residents have significantly lower odds than white residents of improving independence in activities of daily living after hip fracture and stroke, a study of Medicare and MDS data shows.

Just under half of older adults report receiving help at home within three months of discharge

One-third of citation appeals are overturned in nursing homes’ favor in this state … COVID-19 risks for healthcare workers include community exposure, helping with ADLs … Reporting gaps make it hard...

The number of adults with activity-limiting arthritis is growing, especially among seniors, according to a new analysis of national survey data.

Many nursing home residents do not receive cancer-directed treatment, and they are even less likely to do so if they have a self-care disability, according to a new study.

In our post-acute world if we depend on basics alone, we limit ourselves in the specificity of measures we can achieve.

A group of very fine long-term care people and I just spent the last 10 days in Nicaragua. I’ll blog about why we went in a future installment, but first need to share the most important lesson learned...

The conventional wisdom for improving Activities for Daily Living is to educate and re-educate and then educate again.

When providers consider the challenges residents face, it’s usually within the context of activity of daily living limits. Things like trouble with walking, dressing, bathing and eating tend to be...