What information does a Functional Assessment provide for a client who may have alterations in mobility?
A Functional assessment tool focuses on a client’s ability to perform ADLs (activities of daily living). It examines how the individual client is able to feed, dress, toilet, move, transfer, and ambulate self independently or with some degree of assistance. An accurate assessment of the client’s ability will help to define the client’s baseline and is critical for planning care outcomes and coordinating a treatment plan that is both realistic and adequate to meet the client’s needs. Clients who have alterations in mobility may be at increased risk for falls or injury related events and an accurate description of their abilities would alert health care workers as to their expected level of function and the amount of assistance that is required.
Related Questions
- Does the functional needs assessment have to be updated if the client has directly arranged for ADL or IADL services to be provided under direct contract or arrangement?
- What information does a Functional Assessment provide for a client who may have alterations in mobility?
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