Bathroom for Child in an Electric Wheelchair: Assessment

Case Details

HACC Letters of Name:
cnari
Case Type:
assessment
Case File No:
0
Date of case type Intervention:
1 Jun 2004
Cost of Intervention:
$0.00
Total time Involved in provision of Intervention:
45 hours
Current Problems:
Comfort, Safety, Health
Expected Outcomes:
Comfort, Safety, Health

Person Details

Person 1
Type:
Care Recipient
Age:
6
Informal Care Relationship:
Carer co-Habitation:
Sex:
Female
Receipt of Formal Services:
  • None/not appropriate
Living Arrangements:
Lives with family
Government Pension/Benefit:
Other Government Pension/Benefits
Primary Medical Diagnosis:
Spinal Muscle Atrophy
Medical Prognosis:
Degenerative
Height:
-
Weight:
-
Limb Segment Length:
In Proportion
Limb contractures:
Bilateral
Spinal Curvature:
None
Particulars:
Condition is degenerative. Little head control and requires support in sitting. Dependent in all areas of ADL. Mobilises using an electric wheelchair.
Impairment Details
Disfigurement/deformityNot Specified
Mobility (imcomplete use of feet or legs)Severe Problem
Mobility (imcomplete use of feet or legs)Severe Problem
Reach/Dexterity (imcomplete use of arms/fingers and/or difficulty gripping)Severe Problem

Activity Details

Activities Impaired:
Bathing (or showering)
Feeding
Dressing
Toilet use
Transfer
Mobility
Equipment Provided/Avaliable:
powered wheelchair, IXL tastic
Activities Enabled:
Mobility
Particulars:
inaccessible bathroom, parents currently changing daughter on bed

Home Details

Area of Residence:
Australia (national)
Local Goverment Area:
Campbelltown
Post Code:
2560
Accomodation Setting:
Private-owned/purchasing
Spaces:
Links:
None.
Particulars:
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