" Activities of Daily Living (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Activities of Daily Living

The term inability to carry out activities of daily living means the inability to independently perform at least two of the six following functions:
(1) Bathing.
(2) Continence.
(3) Dressing.
(4) Eating.
(5) Toileting.
(6) Transferring in or out of a bed or chair with or without equipment.