Course Description
This course will cover the activities of daily living (ADLs) which are the essential, everyday tasks that we need to perform in order to live independently such as eating, bathing, and ambulating. As a caregiver, you can greatly assist those who, for cognitive, physical, and other reasons, are unable to independently complete their ADLs. In this course, you will learn how to assess clients' need for assistance with ADLs as well as learn practical ways to assist them. Assisting with ADLs is more than doing something for your client; it is helping them to do as much as they can for themselves.
What will be taught topics
- Describe ADLs
- Assess and monitor independence with ADLs
- How to assist your client with bathing and grooming
- How to assist your client in the shower or bath
- How to perform a bed bath
- How to provide hair care for different hair types and textures
- How to assist your client to wash their hair in the sink, shower, or in bed
- Assist your client with dressing while promoting independence
- Obstacles to proper toileting and how to help clients
- Importance of ambulation and assisting with transfers
- Describe how to assist your client with eating and drinking
Lesson list
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What are ADLs?
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Bathing and Grooming
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Assisting with a Bed Bath
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Knowledge Review
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Hair Care
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Dressing
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Toileting
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Knowledge Review
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Ambulating and Transferring
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Eating and Drinking
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Exam- Assisting with ADLs
