The Personal Care and Household Management category covers:
Equipment to enable a person to carry out personal care activities or essential household tasks.
For example:
shower stools
toilet surrounds
hoists
beds
transfer boards
adaptive eating/drinking equipment
kitchen trolleys.
Who is eligible?
The following health professionals can apply for this category:
occupational therapists
visiting neuro-developmental therapists (PTs and OTs)
speech language therapists (feeding equipment only).
What are the accreditation requirements?
You will need to:
add Personal Care and Household Management as an accreditation
have your application verified by your employer/supervisor.
When does this accreditation expire?
This accreditation does not expire, but you must keep up to date with all Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People accreditation changes.