PIP Washing and bathing querie

Franknfurter122
Franknfurter122 Online Community Member Posts: 11 Contributor
in PIP, DLA, and AA

Hey, so looking at the washing bathing section.

I have a balance disorder that means i cant shower due to falling over and water getting in my ears causing dizziness. Hypothetically if i had to shower i would need to be sitting down. However I can have a bath with no trouble most of the time, I use the side of the bath to get out and in but thats it

I am unsure what this means in regards to pip if anything

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,987 Championing

    I had a look on a few sites and the consensus seems to be that you need to consider both and if you can't do one but you can do the other then you may qualify for points

    It's maybe worth noting that reasonable or readily accessible aids that lots of people use (like a hand rail) you use don't count as aids, but if you need special aids then that does count

  • Franknfurter122
    Franknfurter122 Online Community Member Posts: 11 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/883224#Comment_883224

    Thanks, thats what i was thinking but its not very clear.

    So it probably sounds like 2 points, were i to us a shower I would need an aid to do it safely. I dont need help getting in or out just while im in there.

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,409 Scope Online Community Specialist

    It's how it affects you the way you used to live. Would you usually take showers over baths? If so, even if you take baths, they take longer than a shower. And if you take baths because of your condition that can fall under PIP. Because it doesn't just matter if you can do it, it matters if it takes you longer to do the task as well.

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