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Care Level I
Medication &
Wellness Management |
Care Level II
Moderate Assistance |
Care Level III
Extensive Assistance |
| Bathing |
Cues to initiate showering/bathing and setup of supplies. Assistance with safe care moving in and out of shower or tub. |
Hands-on assistance with showering
and bathing (undressing, washing, drying and redressing). Assistance with safe care moving in and out of shower. Setup of supplies. |
Extensive, hands-on assistance with showering and bathing at a frequency required to maintain a proper level of personal hygiene. May require one person to assist to complete the task. |
Personal
Grooming |
Cues to initiate and complete grooming. May include setup of grooming materials. Hands-on assistance with shaving and denture care, if required. |
Hands-on assistance to initiate grooming. Setup of grooming materials. Possible task segmentation to facilitate completion of personal hygiene activities. |
Extensive, hands-on assistance up to and including the completion of grooming. |
| Dressing |
Cues to initiate dressing. May have to offer and encourage proper selection of clothing choices. |
Hands-on assistance with dressing, laying out clothing and cueing to get dressed or undressed. May require task segmentation to complete the task. |
Total hands-on assistance to complete dressing. |
| Mobility |
No mobility impairments. May need reminders to take occasional rest periods. May need to monitor for perceptual difficulties. |
Uses assistive device for ambulation (cane, walker, etc.). Monitoring and interventions for perceptual difficulties. |
Hands-on assistance with ambulation and assistance with wheelchair for longer distances. May require one person to assist. |
| Toileting |
No physical assistance required. Directional cues and reminders to use the bathroom. May need cues for bathroom location. |
Assistance with continence management. May require reminders and limited physical assistance to maintain bladder/bowel continence. |
Extensive, hands-on assistance
with incontinence management. May require one person to assist. |
| Eating |
Assistance making menu choices. Cues and reminders of meal times and locations. Intermittent interactive motivation to eat. Monthly weight monitoring. |
Assistance to and from dining area. One-on-one, interactive motivation to eat. Moderate assistance with meals such as cutting food and using condiments. Possible modifications to increase meal consumption and beverage intake. Monthly weight monitoring. |
Assistance to and from dining area. Extensive, one-on-one assistance with completion of meals, including feeding. May require meal supplement to maintain adequate calorie intake. Monthly weight monitoring. |
Medication
Management |
Medication administration and coordination of medical appointments. |
Medication administration and coordination of medical appointments. |
Medication administration and coordination of medical appointments. |
