Move Under Your Own Power

Moving around your home or out and about is the fifth activity of daily living (“ADL”).

#5 ADL - Movement and Transfers

How well do you make transfers from one place to another in your home and the community?

To gauge mobility, observe one’s ability to:

• Get in and out of bed, a chair, a car, and a wheelchair,

• Move to new location by walking, using a cane or walker, or wheelchair, and

• Climb stairs and step on or off a curb.

A lack of mobility may result from:

• Arthritis, tendonitis, or leg injuries,

• Nervous system disorders including stroke and cerebral palsy,

• Medications and inner ear infections that may impact balance, and

• Decreasing physical strength and muscle atrophy.