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Intercede Home Healthcare provides non-medical in-home care services designed to support individuals with daily activities, personal assistance, and companionship. Our caregivers help clients remain safe and engaged in their homes.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) encompass the routine self-care activities essential for a person's daily survival.
The 5 Basic Activities of Daily Living ( ADLs)
Eating
Dressing
Bathing ( Personal Hygiene)
Toileting ( Continence and Incontinence )
Transferring/ Mobility
The 3 Basic Levels of Assistance
Hands - on Assistance
Stand- By Assistance
Independent
Intercede Home Healthcare assesses the required level of assistance, documenting it through a comprehensive Care Plan and Daily Charting. These tools are essential for various reasons, with the top two being-
First, we customize care to align with the client's specific needs and responses.
Secondly, accurate identification and documentation of ADLs and IADLs are crucial for Long Term Care insurance payment or reimbursement for home care services. Whether you have Long Term Care insurance or are paying privately, we maintain consistency in our approach, facilitating improved care and identifying opportunities for enhancement.
Intercede Home Healthcare provides Assistance with Activities of Daily Living.
Feeding, Cutting food, Encouraging/supervising eating and liquid intake
Bathing, Showering, and Bed Baths
Dressing, Picking Out Clothes, Full Dressing or Minimal Assistance
Toileting,Bladder Training, Incontinence, Foley & Colostomy
Transfers,using a Hoyer Lift or a Sit to Stand Lift, Gait Belts, Assistance with Standing and Walking and using a wheel chair.
Intercede Home Healthcare Helps You Around the Home and Get Around Your Local Area to Get Things Done.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) pertain to aspects of independent living that are not necessarily daily necessities. These activities encompass tasks such as meal preparation, financial management, shopping for personal items or groceries, housework, laundry, and cell phone usage.
The requirement for assistance with IADLs often serves as an initial indication that a client may benefit from external support, although it may be less noticeable than the need for help with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
Intercede Home Healthcare can assist clients with their Instrumental Activities of Daily Living including:
Basic Communication- help using their mobile phone, email, or the internet
Meal Preparation- meal planning, cooking, clean up, and storage of leftovers or unused food
Managing Medications- medication reminders by caregivers
Housework- washing dishes, doing laundry, light housework, vacuuming, and maintaining a hygienic residence
Shopping- assistance with grocery shopping, buying gifts for family, or clothes shopping
Transportation- accompanying clients to medical appointments, shopping, visiting friends and outings.
Other Instrumental Activities of Daily Living are best assisted or managed by the family include:
Managing Personal Finances- operating within a budget, writing checks, paying bills, avoiding scams
Major Shopping- purchasing large appliances or furniture
Professional services- such as choosing a physician or services from an attorney.
Housework-washing dishes, doing laundry, light housework, vacuuming, and maintaining a hygienic residence
Transportation- accompanying clients to medical appointments, shopping, visiting friends and outings.
