Daily living component activity 3 descriptor E (6 points)
Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week.
You should note that the same kinds of therapy are relevant to descriptor E as to descriptor C.
Here is an example of an individual who requires assistance to perform exercises which have been recommended by a physiotherapist for the purpose of improving a health condition for 1.5 hours every day.
The assistance required each week totals 10.5 hours as assistance from the physiotherapist to perform exercises is for 1.5 hours each day, 7 days per week.
Daily living component activity 3 descriptor E is likely to apply as the total time they are assisted to manage the therapy is more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week.
Example: an individual with cystic fibrosis who satisfies daily living component activity 3 descriptor E
Natalie has cystic fibrosis, a chronic breathing condition that means that she has a build-up of mucus on her lungs.
Supporting information
She has a letter from her respiratory physician that explains that she has to have special respiratory physiotherapy for 45 minutes twice daily.
Her mother has been trained to do this and without it Natalie’s breathing would be likely to deteriorate.
Application form
In Natalie’s application for ADP her mother explains that she has to do this therapy for her daughter twice a day because the activity is quite physical so her daughter cannot do it by herself.
It takes 45 minutes twice daily, every day.
As Natalie needs to have specialist therapy performed by someone trained to do it and she can’t do it herself, she requires assistance.
Case manager’s decision
The case manager determines that Natalie satisfies daily living component activity 3 descriptor E because she requires the therapy for 45 minutes twice daily which is 1.5 hours per day and totals 10.5 hours per week.