Stay Clean . . . Look Your Best

Keeping your body clean is the first key activity of daily living (“ADL”).

#2 ADL - Good Personal Hygiene

How well do you keep up with personal hygiene? Areas to evaluate include:

• Taking a bath or shower,

• Brushing teeth and flossing,

• Trimming fingernails and toenails, and

• Grooming and hair care.

A fully independent person completes all these tasks on their own with standard household items. If you’re struggling to:

• Get in and out of the tub or shower;

• Reach a part of your body such as your back;

• Bathe a disabled extremity;

• Grasp a toothbrush or floss;

• Safely shave, pluck, and trim; or

• Wash, dry, brush, comb, and style your hair

more help is needed.