Assisting with Independent Living Through IADLs

Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of food and nutrition when assisting with meal planning for the older adult. Determine tactics for assisting older adults with self-administration of medication. Identify strategies for assisting older adults to maintain social connections. Recognize approaches for transporting older adults.

Description: In this class on instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), we touch upon how to assist older adults with activities such as meal preparation, medication self-administration, social connections, and transportation.