PPT Slide
Parts II and III: Caregiver Assistance and Modification
Circle the appropriate score for Caregiver Assistance and Modification for each item.
A. Eating: eating and drinking regular meal; do not include cutting steak, opening containers or serving food from serving dishes
B. Grooming: brushing teeth, brushing or combing hair and caring for nose
C. Bathing: washing and drying face and hands, taking a bath or shower; do not include getting in and out of a tub/shower, water preparation, or washing back or hair
D. Dressing Upper Body: all indoor clothes, not including back fasteners; include help putting on or taking off splint or artificial limb; do not include getting clothes from closet or drawers
E. Dressing Lower Body: all indoor clothes; include putting on or taking off brace or artificial limb; do not include getting clothes from closet or drawers
F. Toileting: clothes, toilet management or external device use, and hygiene; do not include toilet transfers, monitoring schedule, or cleaning up after accidents
G. Bladder Management: control of bladder day and night, clean-up after accidents, monitoring schedule
H. Bowel Management: control of bowel day and night, clean-up after accidents, monitoring schedule
Caregiver Assistance Scale