Assessment of Basic Care for the Demented (ABCD)

 

Activities of daily living:

(1) ability to move to the right place when necessary

(2) dressing

(3) bathing

(4) eating

(5) personal hygiene

(6) voiding

 

Subscales, during the past month:

(1) difficulty with activity

(2) reason for difficulty with the activity

Difficulty Subscale	Points
no help needed	3
occasional and/or partial help	2
total help and not resistant	1
total help but resistant	0

 

For each measure (except for voiding) scored 0 to 2 (help needed) the apparent reason is coded.

 

Reason for Difficulty Subscale	Category
physical disability	A
loss of motivation, fails to use tools, etc.	B
both	C

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 6 items)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum: 18

• The higher the score the greater the independence.