Unfare award

wendy1966 · March 2018

no i need to do a reconcideration first i think, and i am going to get as much as i can befoore my deadline date
thanks

charlene · March 2018

Have you had a letter from Atos, stating what award points the have awarded you? If you have you have a month to tell the what you disagree with, but you need to back this up. This is an MR.

wendy1966 · March 2018

yes i have love and i am going to try, but my shoulder im waiting for an orthapedic and i feel this will not be in time before it is due in ,
they seemed to think i had adiquae shoulder movement i beg to differ and she also put i could get into the shower un aided and them words never left my lips ;(

charlene · March 2018

Wendy, AIDS in every day living score points. Some people need to use a shoe or sock horn, and yes a bum wiper. I use adapted toilet seats which the council provided. They also supply a commode if required. These items would not mean any change building works to your home, and they score points.

wendy1966 · March 2018

yes yes i understand you now, and thankyou so much for helping, i am having a loo seat and a perch chair for my kichin and also a bath seat i think, but as far as grab rails go they cannot adapt the house as the landlord says no, so they are saying i was seen to wipe my eye with my left hand which sufggests i can wash my hair . whats all that about , so you are saying that i am unable to get into the shower on my own as its a foot up and my knees dont work , i also do not and cannot hav a grab rail fitted coz my right arm is disabled and also the landlord refuses id that what you mean , sorry i sound dim im just very confused bout the whole thing ,

wendy1966 · March 2018

i need to go into each section i do not agre with and point out what she has decided and why i do not agree
is that it and try and get evidence like a picture of my shower and the height of it to get in, and also how tiny it is , like them saying i could use a sponge on a stick , but my shower is so small i only just fit in tring to use an aid with one good hand lol

whistles · March 2018

Have you got your actual assessors report?
Mine was different.

What I found with the self tests, was doing them over time scored me different.
I did them here and there. On a good day, when things were a bit **** and when my day was total you get my drift.
I gave myself what the assessor gave me, accept the mobility because I probably didn't understand the questions.
But imo he saw what I see most of the time.

However I was here posting that I wasnt happy to lose the care initially. I was angry and I think we need to remember that by the time we get the award, we have a shed load of emotions all running around at once. Anger, disbelief, uncertainty.
Having someone write things so personal about you as adequate can make you feel like rubbish! The aids I used were written as not needed.

If you feel it's wrong then do the MR. You know yourself best.

charlene · March 2018

Just try and take things in exceptable chunks, that is what I do when my mind scrambles. All the AIDS you are having are acceptable, and if your local council provided them , it carries more weight. Make sure you mention the Council in your MR. Consider the other AIDS as they can make life better. Those bum wipers are a form of medieval torture lol.

Because you raised your hand to your eye that was good enough to say you can wash your hair. I was told once by an assessor, okay you can' t wash your hair with your right arm, but you do have a left arm. Just raise above it, put it in the past , use your energy to

wendy1966 · March 2018

whistles said:

Have you got your actual assessors report?
Mine was different.

What I found with the self tests, was doing them over time scored me different.
I did them here and there. On a good day, when things were a bit **** and when my day was total you get my drift.
I gave myself what the assessor gave me, accept the mobility because I probably didn't understand the questions.
But imo he saw what I see most of the time.

However I was here posting that I wasnt happy to lose the care initially. I was angry and I think we need to remember that by the time we get the award, we have a shed load of emotions all running around at once. Anger, disbelief, uncertainty.
Having someone write things so personal about you as adequate can make you feel like rubbish! The aids I used were written as not needed.

If you feel it's wrong then do the MR. You know yourself best.

not sue i get you fully here hun, you are saying accept the mobility ,yes im happy with it , but just the care side ,

whistles · March 2018

Sometimes I feel like pip is like rolling a dice.
The assumptions made can be bizarre. If you can raise your hand up, you can fly a boeing 747.

Don't forget its the job of the assessor or cm to look for ways out of the award.
These aids are worth less points I think than requiring actual assistance. So they will argue you could wash with one arm with the sponge on the stick and sit in a chair by the sink.
I got told i could sit on a chair.

[Deleted User] · March 2018