Frail to Fit Fast

We often use the word “frail”, but what does that mean? In a nutshell, it means someone who has problems with the activities of daily living (ADLs). What would those be? Some examples would be:

• Climbing the stairs in their home
• Doing their laundry
• Household cleaning
• Shopping
• Gardening
• Getting down on the floor, and off the floor

You can imagine that having difficulties with these basic activities would have a large ripple effect, and limit somebody’s quality of life. They’d have problems with things like:

• Travel
• Leisure activities, like golf, tennis, hiking, etc.
• Playing with their grandkids
• Volunteering for causes that are important to them

…and more.

Original source: here.

There’s also the risk that if the frailty goes on long enough, someone could lose their independence, and need a family member or professional caregiver to take care of them.

All the more reason to stay strong.

We have plenty of clients who’ve improved their function. People like:

• Valerie, who stopped using her cane and pain medications
• Jacqui, who improved her…