New PIP self-test

Thankyou

simon wrote:

l had an assessment by OT to have a shower

Hi S,

Therefore, the OT must have deemed it necessary that you needed such an adaptation, as an "Aid" to you being able to bathe adequately and safely.

bro58

Again thankyou

I scored 30 (i think i did it was a few minutes ago and my brain is pretending it belongs to a goldfish today!)

Don't like the wording of the decriptors though - It's as if they've come up with the most user-UNfriendly decriptions they can. Do they hope they'll just confuse a high proportion of people into failing?

I would have thought that a cooker is an appliance for cooking. Likewise a spoon is an aid to take nutrition. A food processor assistance to cut up food, a GP assistance to manage health conditions, a shower is an aid to bathe and a toilet is an appliance to manage toilet needs.

I use all of these but I doubt I would score any points.

If you look at the definitions of terms used, "bathe" includes hands, face, underarms, torso. What about your arms themselves, but particularly, there is no mention of legs and feet and are your privates included in torso?

It seems to me they are talking about a wash at the washbasin and not a bath or shower.

Or have I misunderstood? Are they giving the minimum requirement to be classed as bathing?

Regards
Peter