Activities of daily living assessment form 2026

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the activities of daily living assessment form in our editor.
  2. Begin with the 'Bathing' section. Indicate whether the individual bathes independently (1 point) or requires assistance (0 points). Enter the corresponding points in the designated field.
  3. Proceed to 'Dressing'. Assess if the person can dress themselves without help (1 point) or needs assistance (0 points), and record the score.
  4. In the 'Toileting' section, evaluate independence in using the toilet. Assign points based on their ability to manage this task alone (1 point) or if they need help (0 points).
  5. Next, review 'Transferring'. Determine if they can move from bed to chair unassisted (1 point) or require support (0 points), and input your findings.
  6. For 'Continence', assess control over urination and defecation. Score them accordingly, with 1 point for full control and 0 for any level of incontinence.
  7. Finally, evaluate 'Feeding'. Check if they can feed themselves without assistance (1 point) or need help (0 points), and enter this score.
  8. Sum all points to determine total independence. A higher score indicates greater independence. Review your entries for accuracy before finalizing.

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The Katz ADL scale evaluates how well you can do six basic ADLs. You get one point for each task you can do independently, and zero points for each task you need help with. So, you can get up to six points, and the higher the score, the more you can do on your own.
Activities of daily living are basic routine tasks that most healthy individuals can perform without assistance. These activities include personal care tasks such as eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, managing continence, and transferring (moving from 1 position to another).
Here are the six ADLs on the Katz scale and what you need to do to earn a point for each: Bathing. Clean your entire body without any help or with help for just one body part (like your back). Dressing. Toileting. Transferring: Move in and out of bed or a chair without another person helping. Continence. Feeding.
Living things have a variety of characteristics that are displayed to different degrees: they respire, move, respond to stimuli, reproduce and grow, and are dependent on their environment.
BEST TOOL: The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, commonly referred to as the Katz ADL, is the most appropriate instrument to assess functional status as a measurement of the clients ability to perform activities of daily living independently.
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