Activities of Daily Living (or ADL's)

Activities of Daily Living are also referred to as ADL's. These are physical impairments that give rise to the need for custodial care. They include:

-Eating
-Dressing
-Continence
-Bathing
-Toileting
-Transferring

Over 17 million Americans 65 years old and older have some difficulty performing ADL's. In order to qualify for most types of Long Term Care you must have difficulty performing two or more of these ADL's in one way or another.