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Care planning documentation guides tagged "ADL".
Excel gets you a scored assessment fast — until you need version history. Here is the spreadsheet approach and where it hits a wall.
Assessing ADLs is a skill. A step-by-step method for the home visit, from what to observe to how to score consistently.
Every good care plan is anchored to a functional assessment. Here is how to run one that actually drives the plan.
A Katz score is only useful if you read it right. How the scoring works and how to translate it into a support plan.
The Katz Index is the foundational ADL scale. Here is what it measures, how it scores, and how to use it in care planning.
You do not need a licensed instrument to assess ADLs. Here is how the public-domain tools work and how to use one consistently.
A complete guide to ADL and IADL assessment for care planning, grounded in the public-domain Katz and Lawton-Brody frameworks.
