"Chronic illness"* means:
- You are unable to perform, without Substantial Assistance from another individual, two or more Activities of Daily Living; or
- You require Substantial Supervision by another individual to protect you from threats to your health and safety due to Severe Cognitive impairment or Mental Illness.
"Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)"** are:
- Eating means feeding oneself by getting food into the body from a receptacle (such as a plate or cup) or by a feeding tube or intravenously.
- Bathing means washing oneself by sponge bath; or in either a tub or shower, including the task of getting into or out of the tub or shower.
- Continence means the ability to maintain control of bowel or bladder function; or when unable to maintain control of bowel or bladder function,
the ability to perform associated personal hygiene (including caring for a catheter or colostomy bag).
- Dressing means putting on and taking off all items of clothing and any necessary braces, fasteners, or artificial limbs.
- Toileting means getting to and from the toilet, getting on and off the toilet, and performing associated personal hygiene.
- Transferring means the ability to move into and out of a bed, a chair, or wheelchair.
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