I never knew the term IADLs either so thanks for sharing that. My sister seems to function similar to your dad—she is still able to sufficiently perform ADL’s. However, I think she will get more out of being in an Assisted Living setting if she enters while still able to do many things on her own. I think she will be able to gain from having trained staff work with her early. As she becomes more of a fall risk, they can maybe teach her ways to support herself, maintain balance, etc to prevent falls and be safer. She can feed herself fine, but her food choices are terrible. Having her nutrition monitored seems very important. She is very resistant to Assisted Living, but I wish she wasn’t. I think nursing home level of care will be necessary sooner if she misses the “window of opportunity” to benefit from being assisted to do things while she is still pretty cognizant of what she needs help with. Hope that makes sense.

Hi, I liked the chart you posted, ADL vs IADL. My husband isn’t doing well in either of them. I’m seeing decline in some things and this makes me so darn anxious. Hope you find your answer.

It all makes sense. I can only imagine she is against the idea, but you have to do what you think is best for her. Keep us posted.