The Vast majority of nursing-home residents assisted in 3+ ADLs

83% of residents in nursing homes receive help with three or more ADLs, and only 3% required no help in them. Bathing (97%) and dressing (88%) were the most common ADLs for which assistance was provided in 1996, according to a new report from the Public Health Service. Women (85%) were more likely than men (80%) to receive help with three or more ADLs. Men were less likely than women to have any memory loss, but more likely to have a problem with orientation. 71% of nursing-home residents had some form of loss in either short-term memory, long-term memory, or both. Dementia occurred in almost half of all residents. 

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The Vast Majority Assisted with 3+ ADLs

Source=LTC News & Comment, May 1999.