Functional Performance Measures for Older Adults

Course overview

"Functional Performance"- is defined as an individual's capacity to carry out activities required for daily life. Do you worry about your patient's abilities? Are you afraid that they are a fall risk? Sarah "Sally" Stillings, MA, PT, MPT, CHT, guides us on a journey to understanding Functional Performance Measures for Older Adults and how we can utilize them to increase a patient's safety, mobility, self-care, leisure pursuits and other activities. This course will help utilize measurement tools in the priority areas for geriatric functional performance assessment: Mobility Balance Lower extremity function Upper extremity function Activities of daily living