IADLs
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Cooking, shopping, housework, laundry, managing money, managing medication, using the telephone and arranging transport. People usually lose IADLs before ADLs, which is why the first real sign is unopened post and an empty fridge rather than a fall.
Why it matters
IADL help is cheaper and less intrusive than personal care, and starting there often delays everything else by a year or more.