Attendance Allowance (AA) guide

Think about the following when filling in the form:

• do you ever forget to take your medication and do you have any aids or adaptions you use
• do you need someone to remind you to take your medicine at the right time or have problems with short term memory
• what happens if you forget your medication
• do you need help with physiotherapy at home
• do you require help with dialysis treatment at home and what help do you require
• do you require assistance with oxygen at home
• do you need help to open containers or help to take your medication
• do you have to use special containers for your medication and do you have any aids or adaptions you use
• do you need help to ensure that you only take the prescribed amount each day
• do you attend clinics for outpatient treatment and how often
• do you attend a day centre and how often
• do you have counselling or therapy of any sort
• do you need somebody to monitor your mental state or health? Go into as much detail as possible about why you need assistance
• do you need to be supervised with medical treatment or do you need help or supervision monitoring blood sugar levels
• go into as much detail as possible about why you need supervision