Considering the scope of the activity
Once we have established the needs of an individual, we need to apply the scope of the activity. This identifies which areas of the activity and reported ability are considered within the activity.
The scope allows us to filter out any details from an individual’s application form or supporting information on how they complete the activity that are not covered in the activity.
Example: consider the scope of the activity using daily living component activity 5 (managing toilet needs or incontinence)
Application form
An individual writes in their application form: “I use a commode as I struggle to walk to the toilet. Once at the commode, I need help to pull my clothes down due to being unable to bend. My carer will then lower me to the toilet, and afterwards will clean me as I am unable to bend.”
Case manager actions
Walking to the toilet and removing clothing is not in scope for daily living component activity 5. We should exclude these details from the decision. We make a decision on the requirement for help onto and off the toilet and the requirement for help to clean themselves.