Health · Chapter 17 · Long-Term Care
The Six Activities of Daily Living
Definition
Bathing · Dressing · Toileting · Transferring · Continence · Eating. 'Substantial assistance' = hands-on help OR stand-by assistance (caregiver within arm's reach).
Exam tip
Memory device: B-D-T-T-C-E. Walking is NOT one of the six.
Easy to confuse with
These are what this term gets tested against — if you can't tell them apart cold, drill the contrast.
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