Mrs. Jackson is 83 years old and has been blind for four years. She is no...
Mrs. Jackson is 83 years old and has been blind for four years. She is no longer able to drive or cook for herself. Assuming she has a qualified long-term care plan, is she considered chronically ill?
A. No, neither sight, cooking or driving is considered an ADL.
B. Yes, she has been unable to perform two activities of daily living for over 90 days.
C. Yes, she does have to prove to the insurance company she is unable to perform these tasks.
D. No, sight is not considered an activity of daily living, although cooking is.
Homework Answers
Option (a) is the correct answer.
No, she is not considered as chronically ill because cooking and driving are not considered as an ADL (activities of daily living) but are considered as IADL (instrumental activities of daily living).
Bathing, waling, brushing, eating, toileting are considered as ADL.
So, option (a) is the correct answer.
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