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Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

Running an ADL/IADL Assessment in Excel (and Its Limits)

Excel gets you a scored assessment fast — until you need version history. Here is the spreadsheet approach and where it hits a wall.

July 16, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

Every good care plan is anchored to a functional assessment. Here is how to run one that actually drives the plan.

July 15, 20268 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

A Lawton score is a signal, not a verdict. How to interpret the numbers and turn them into a defensible support plan.

July 15, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

The Lawton-Brody scale measures the higher-order activities that let someone live independently. What it covers and how to use it.

July 14, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

IADLs — the instrumental activities like managing money and medications — reveal support needs ADLs miss. A checklist walkthrough.

July 13, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

A complete guide to ADL and IADL assessment for care planning, grounded in the public-domain Katz and Lawton-Brody frameworks.

July 6, 202610 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

Excel gets you a scored assessment fast — until you need version history. Here is the spreadsheet approach and where it hits a wall.

July 16, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

Every good care plan is anchored to a functional assessment. Here is how to run one that actually drives the plan.

July 15, 20268 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

A Lawton score is a signal, not a verdict. How to interpret the numbers and turn them into a defensible support plan.

July 15, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

The Lawton-Brody scale measures the higher-order activities that let someone live independently. What it covers and how to use it.

July 14, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

IADLs — the instrumental activities like managing money and medications — reveal support needs ADLs miss. A checklist walkthrough.

July 13, 20267 min read

Care Plan Templates & Plan of Care & ADL/IADL Functional

A complete guide to ADL and IADL assessment for care planning, grounded in the public-domain Katz and Lawton-Brody frameworks.

July 6, 202610 min read