ElderCaring Review© |
| This Review is designed to guide you and answer your questions.
Comments about your answers are located at the end of each section. Remember, there are no
right or wrong answers. Each older adult is an individual and has unique areas of strength
and weakness regardless of his or her overall ability. If you wish, print the review and
circle the responses that best fit your parent. Medical Condition is important… My parent (choose the best answer)
Let’s first take a look at day to day functioning: Describe your family member’s living situation
How well does your parent do the following physical tasks? Bathing
Dressing
Grooming
Getting out of bed or a chair
Getting to the toilet
Meal Preparation
Eating/Feeding Self
If your answers are mostly a’s and a few b’s, your parent is probably functioning at an independence level appropriate to an independent living situation. If your answers are a few b’s but mostly c’s and d’s, your parent probably should not be living alone in the community. If you are providing the care directly, it is most likely causing a major disruption in your own family and starting to interfere with outside employment. We hesitate to interfere with our parents’ lives, however, if their safety is in jeopardy, it’s time to either get someone to stay with them or move them to an alternate setting. Click here to move on to Section II, Managing Daily Tasks This
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