Activities of daily living:bathing, dressing, transferring, using the toilet, eating, and walking.
Instrumental activities of daily living ,light housework, preparing meals,shopping for groceries or clothes, using the telephone, and managing money) that enables the patient to live independently in the community.
Respite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home.
The term "short break" is used to describe respite care.
long-term care is now provided at home by family caregivers to children and adults with serious conditions, including mental health issues, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis,