Bathroom for Child in an Electric Wheelchair: Assessment

Last Updated 8th December 2018
Case Type Assessment
Accomodation Setting Private-owned/purchasing
HACC Letters of Name cnari
Date of Intervention 01/06/2004
Total time Involved in provision of Intervention 45 hours
Current Problems Comfort, Health, Safety
Expected Outcomes Comfort, Health, Safety

People

Person 1

Type

Care Recipient

Age

6

Informal Care Relationship

Not Applicable or Not Provided

Carer co-Habitation

Not Applicable or Not Provided

Receipt of Formal Services

None/not appropriate

Sex

Female

Living Arrangements

Lives with family

Government Pension/Benefit

Other Government Pension/Benefits

Primary Medical Diagnosis

Spinal Muscle Atrophy

Medical Prognosis

Degenerative

Height

Not Applicable or Not Provided

Weight

Not Applicable or Not Provided

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

Impairment	Detail
Disfigurement/deformity	Not Specified
Mobility (incomplete use of feet or legs)	Severe Problem
Mobility (incomplete use of feet or legs)	Severe Problem
Reach/Dexterity (incomplete use of arms/fingers and/or difficulty gripping)	Severe Problem

Functional Limitations

• Difficulty in handling and fingering
• Difficulty reaching with arms
• Inability to use lower extremities
• Lack of coordination
• Prevalance of poor balance

Activity Details

Activities Impaired Bathing (or showering), Dressing, Feeding, Mobility, Stairs, Toilet Use, Transfer, Transportation
Equipment Provided/Avaliable powered wheelchair, IXL tastic
Activities Enabled Bathing (or showering), Mobility, Toilet Use
Particulars

Inaccessible bathroom, parents currently changing daughter on bed.

Home Details

Area of Residence Australia (national)
Post Code 2560
Accomodation Setting Private-owned/purchasing
Images

Sketch Drawing

Spaces

Bathroom

Link Type

Bathroom general

Width

3200

Length

4030

Shape

Rectangular

Wall Particulars

bathroom and ensuite adjoining wall

Floor Particulars

standard floor tiles

Ceiling Particulars

IXL tastic in place

Intervention Particulars

none

Services

Product

Access Points

Doorway/Gateway

Access Point Description

narrow bathroom door

 

Images

Sketch Drawing