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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:26:28 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:27:16 GMT 1
Preparing food and drink
Final activity 1 – Preparing food
Descriptor Points
(A) Can prepare and cook a simple meal unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to either prepare or cook
a simple meal. = 2 Points
(C) Cannot cook a simple meal using a conventional cooker but is able
to do so using a microwave. = 2 Points
(D) Needs prompting to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal. = 2 Points
(E) Needs supervision or assistance to either prepare or cook a simple
meal. = 4 Points
(F) Cannot prepare and cook food. = 8 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:28:04 GMT 1
Taking nutrition
Final activity 2 – Taking nutrition
Descriptor Points
(A) Can take nutrition unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs –
(i) to use an aid or appliance to be able to take nutrition; or
(ii) supervision to be able to take nutrition; or
(iii) assistance to be able to cut up food. = 2 Points
(C) Needs a therapeutic source to be able to take nutrition. = 2 Points
(D) Needs prompting to be able to take nutrition. = 4 Points
(E) Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take
nutrition. = 6 Points
(F) Cannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another
person to do so. = 10 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:28:43 GMT 1
Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
Final activity 3 – Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
Descriptor Points
(A) Either –
(i) Does not receive medication or therapy or need to monitor a
health condition; or
(ii) can manage medication or therapy or monitor a health condition
unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs either –
(i) to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage medication; or
(ii) supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage
medication or monitor a health condition. = 1 Point
(C) Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage
therapy that takes no more than 3.5 hours a week. = 2 Points
(D) Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage
therapy that takes more than 3.5 but no more than 7 hours a week. = 4 Points
(E) Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage
therapy that takes more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week. = 6 Points
(F) Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage
therapy that takes more than 14 hours a week. = 8 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:30:01 GMT 1
Bathing and grooming
Final activity 4 – Washing and bathing
Descriptor Points
(A) Can wash and bathe unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to wash or bathe. = 2 Points
(C) Needs supervision or prompting to be able to wash or bathe. = 2 Points
(D) Needs assistance to be able to wash either their hair or body below
the waist. = 2 Points
(E) Needs assistance to be able to get in or out of a bath or shower. = 3 Points
(F) Needs assistance to be able to wash their body between the
shoulders and waist. = 4 Points
(G) Cannot wash and bathe at all and needs another person to wash
their entire body. = 8 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:30:34 GMT 1
Managing toilet needs or incontinence
Final activity 5 – Managing toilet needs or incontinence
Descriptor Points
(A) Can manage toilet needs or incontinence unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage toilet needs
or incontinence. = 2 Points
(C) Needs supervision or prompting to be able to manage toilet needs. = 2 Points
(D) Needs assistance to be able to manage toilet needs. = 4 Points
(E) Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of either
bladder or bowel. = 6 Points
(F) Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of both bladder
and bowel. = 8 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:31:13 GMT 1
Dressing and undressing
Final activity 6 – Dressing and undressing
Descriptor Points
(A) Can dress and undress unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able dress or undress. = 2 Points
(C) Needs either –
(i) prompting to be able to dress, undress or determine appropriate
circumstances for remaining clothed; or
(ii) prompting or assistance to be able to select appropriate
clothing. = 2 Points
(D) Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their lower body. = 2 Points
(E) Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their upper body. = 4 Points
(F) Cannot dress or undress at all. = 8 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:33:11 GMT 1
Communicating and reading
Final activity 7 – Communicating verbally
Descriptor Points
(A) Can express and understand verbal information unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to speak or hear. = 2 Points
(C) Needs communication support to be able to express or understand
complex verbal information. =4 Points
(D) Needs communication support to be able to express or understand
basic verbal information. = 8 Points
(E) Cannot express or understand verbal information at all even with
communication support. = 12 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:33:36 GMT 1
Communicating and reading
Final activity 8 – Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words
Descriptor Points
(A) Can read and understand basic and complex written information
either unaided or using spectacles or contact lenses. = 0 Points
(B) Needs to use an aid or appliance, other than spectacles or contact
lenses, to be able to read or understand either basic or complex
information. = 2 Points
(C) Needs prompting to be able to read or understand complex written
information. = 2 Points
(D) Needs prompting to be able to read or understand basic written
information. = 4 Points
(E) Cannot read or understand signs, symbols and words at all. = 8 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:35:38 GMT 1
Engaging socially
Final activity 9 – Engaging with other people face to face
Descriptor Points
(A) Can engage with other people unaided. = 0 Points 0
(B) Needs prompting to be able to engage with other people. = 2 Points
(C) Needs social support to be able to engage with other people. = 4 Points
(D) Cannot engage with other people due to such engagement causing
either –
(i) overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant; or
(ii) the claimant to exhibit behaviour which would result in a
substantial risk of harm to the claimant or another person. = 8 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:36:34 GMT 1
Making financial / budgeting decisions
Final activity 10 – Making budgeting decisions
Descriptor Points
(A) Can manage complex budgeting decisions unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make complex
budgeting decisions. = 2 Points
(C) Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make simple budgeting
decisions. = 4 Points
(D) Cannot make any budgeting decisions at all. = 6 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:37:46 GMT 1
6. Mobility activities
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:39:16 GMT 1
Final activity 11 – Planning and following journeys
Descriptor Points
(A) Can plan and follow the route of a journey unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Needs prompting to be able to undertake any journey to avoid
overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. = 4 Points
(C) Cannot plan the route of a journey. = 8 Points
(D) Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another
person, assistance dog or orientation aid. = 10 Points
(E) Cannot undertake any journey because it would cause
overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. = 10 Points
(F) Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another
person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid. = 12 Points
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Post by nickd on Dec 28, 2012 23:40:41 GMT 1
Final activity 12 – Moving around
Descriptor Points
(A) Can stand and then move more than 200 metres, either aided or
unaided. = 0 Points
(B) Can stand and then move more than 50 metres but no more than
200 metres, either aided or unaided. = 4 Points
(C) Can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more
than 50 metres. = 8 Points
(D) Can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20
metres but no more than 50 metres. = 10 Points
(E) Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20
metres, either aided or unaided. = 12 Points
(F) Cannot, either aided or unaided –
(i) stand; or
(ii) move more than 1 metre. = 12 Points
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