Title: Describe ways to provide assistance with activities of daily living to meet the healthcare needs of clients.
Course: Family and Human Services I (19999-I) > Section: Understanding Health Care (Physical and Mental)

Description should include

- providing assistance with self-help skills (e.g., dressing, eating, toileting, transferring)
- clothing needs, including adaptations
- mobility
- medication management

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is it important for a client to exercise daily living skills?
- How can changes in mobility affect an older adult?
- How can a human services professional assist with activities of daily living while still encouraging the client to exercise these skills as much as possible?

Communication

- How does a human services professional communicate a client’s clothing needs, including adaptations?
- How should a human services professional provide mobility to an elderly client?
- How should medication management information be communicated to a client’s family and other staff members?

Leadership

- What is the responsibility of companies to provide services to meet the needs of elderly or special needs clients?

Management

- How does a provider incorporate daily living training?
- How often should a provider train a client in daily living skills?