Miami University

Moderate Disability

Individuals are classified as moderately disabled if they receive assistance in one of the following Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): eating, transferring in or out of bed or chair, using the toilet, dressing, bathing, or remaining continent; or at least one of the following Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs): walking, shopping, meal preparation, housekeeping, or using transportation or telephone.

Severe Disability

Severe disability refers to receiving assistance in at least two of the following ADLs: eating, bathing, transferring in or out of bed or chair, using the toilet, dressing, or remaining continent, or having cognitive impairment.

 

 

 

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