Assistance
Meaning of assistance
’Assistance’ means physical intervention by another person and does not include speech, (ADP regs, PART 1 Interpretation, Paragraph 1)
Assistance describes support that requires the presence and physical intervention of another person to help an individual to complete the activity. This may include the other person doing some, but not all, of the activity.
Example: an individual who needs assistance to wash
Application form
Tessa injured her shoulders and arms in an accident, and she has reduced strength and mobility.
She is able to wash her upper body but requires someone to wash her hair and lower limbs.
Case manager’s decision
It is reasonable that the person assisting Tessa does not complete all of daily living component activity 4, as Tessa can wash her upper body herself (link to daily living component activity 4).