Daily living component activity 2 descriptor E (6 points)
Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition.
Who it may apply to
Daily living component activity 2 descriptor E may apply to an individual who requires parenteral or enteral feeding and requires support to manage the equipment, device or materials involved.
The need for assistance to manage the therapeutic source must be as a result of a health condition.
Example: an individual who has advanced dementia, who satisfies daily living component activity 2 descriptor E
Edina has advanced dementia.
Supporting information
She has a letter from her specialist doctor that shows because her dementia is advanced, she also has problems with her ability to swallow food.
Application form
In her ADP application form, which was completed by her son, he explains that:
- she has all her meals through a feeding tube that is in her stomach, and
- because of her dementia she does not understand what it’s for
The application states that:
- she can swallow thickened fluids, and that
- she enjoys having tea in the morning when someone brings this to her
She knows that she has a drink next to her so she will drink it, but she does not know what time of day it is so does not know when mealtimes are.
Case manager’s decision
As Edina has symptoms relating to advanced dementia, she needs someone else to:
- set up her nutrition, and
- make sure that she has this regularly
The case manager determines that Edina satisfies daily living component activity 2 descriptor E because of the assistance that she requires to take nutrition through a therapeutic source.