Question

Florence Brown, a 67-year-old client who experienced a myocardial infarction 6 months ago. Lately, Judy has been concerned about Florence because she looks more thin and tired than usual. In addition, her son, Aaron, hasn’t visited her in quite some time.

How will you assess Florence’s ability to perform her activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)? Why is it important to make these assessments when working with elderly clients?

Answer 1

I will observe Florence performing ADLs like grooming, eating , walking and also screen the house for outdated foods and mail which can mean that she cannot perform her IADLs.This is important because if an elderly client cannot perform these skills, they will have a lower quality of health and illness and injuries can occur.