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Activities of daily living

  1. Daily personal care activities, including ambulation, bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing and transfers.
    May also include cooking, cleaning, laundry, banking, shopping.

    See also: Functional Assessment Stage (FAST)

    Reference: Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. A Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care. Appendices: Lexicon of Commonly Used Terms. Accessed June 21, 2009. Available at http://www.chpca.net/resource_doc_library/model_to_guide_hpc/Appendices-etc.pdf