Independent living status definition

Independent living status means that the resident is assessed as capable of performing all activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living for himself without requiring the assistance of another person and is assessed as capable of taking medications without the assistance of another person. If the policy of a facility dictates that medications are administered or distributed centrally without regard for the residents' capacity, this policy shall not be considered in determining independent status.
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Independent living status means that the resident is assessed as capable of performing all activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living for himself without requiring the assistance of any staff member in the adult care residence

Examples of Independent living status in a sentence

  • Outcomes measured include: • Level of disability with the Reintegration to Normal Living Scale (Davis et al., 1999),• Independent living status (Taylor et al., 2005),• Activities of daily living using the Barthel Index (Brunelli et al., 2006) and Functional Independence Measure (Bussmann et al., 2004),• Level of self care (Nehler et al., 2003) and• Activity restriction using the Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales (TAPES) (Deans et al., 2008).


More Definitions of Independent living status

Independent living status means that the resident is assessed as capable of performing all activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living for himself without requiring the assistance of any staff member in the adult care residence assisted living facility. (If the policy of a facility dictates that medications are administered or distributed centrally without regard for the residents' capacity, this shall not be considered in determining independent status.)
Independent living status means a classification assigned to an individual who at the time of initial assessment is capable of performing all activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living for himself or herself without requiring assistance of the staff of an assisted living facility. If the policy of a facility dictates that medications are to be centrally administered or distributed, without regard for a resident's capacity to self-administer medication, medication administration shall not be considered in assessing an individual's living status;

Related to Independent living status

  • Independent physician means a physician who is chosen by the resident of the assisted living facility and who has no financial interest in the assisted living facility, directly or indirectly, as an owner, officer, or employee or as an independent contractor with the residence.