Daily living component activity 6 descriptor B (2 points)
Needs an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress.
Daily living component activity 6 descriptor B is most likely to apply to an individual who has needs relating to a physical condition(s).
Examples of aids and appliances for dressing and undressing
Aids or appliances that may be used to assist an individual to dress or undress can include but are not limited to the following items:
- long-handled grabber
- dressing stick
- long-handled shoehorn
- button hook
- sock aid
- ring pull for zips
- Velcro fastening
- adapted clothing
- loose clothing required due to a restriction through necessity not preference
Sitting and standing to dress or undress
If an individual’s able to dress and undress either sitting down, standing up, or through a combination of both standing and sitting, this should be considered an acceptable way of dressing and undressing. The individual will satisfy daily living activity 6 descriptor A.
If an aid or appliance is required in addition to the above, then the individual may satisfy descriptor B.
Lying on a bed
There may be cases where an individual is neither able to sit or stand to dress and undress, but is able to lie on a bed and does not require an additional aid or appliance. In these circumstances, the bed may be considered an aid.
Example: an individual with carpal tunnel syndrome, who satisfies daily living component activity 6 descriptor B
Dylan has carpal tunnel syndrome that affects both their wrists.
Application form and supporting information
They’ve completed an application for ADP using their computer and sent a letter from their GP which describes their treatment.
It shows that:
- they wear wrist splints at night, and
- they’re able to take these on and off themselves because the splints have zips
The letter explains that Dylan experiences pain in both wrists on any kind of movement.
In their application, it shows that although the splints have zips. Dylan asked their mum to put a woollen bobble on the end of the zip to make it easier to pull the zip down.
The application explains that their other clothes do not have zips or buttons and they deliberately buy clothes without zips or buttons because they find the small movements involved difficult, as this causes pain in their wrists.
Case manager’s decision
The case manager determines that Dylan satisfies daily living component activity 6 descriptor B, because they require aids to help them to dress to an acceptable standard.