Here when they do in home assessments they are basically looking at the persons funtion level- if they are able to cook their own meals, if they are able to clean their own house, if they are capable of personal hygiene and so on without the help of home nursing programs, meals on wheels and so on. They are not looking at the dwelling and so on but rather how the person funtions in their own territory vs how they funtion out in the community.

I have been on SSDI now for about 17 years and SSDI does assessments every 5 years where they meet with the person and do a sudden on the spot home assessment to varify my handicap and funtion level. The last one was REAL interesting for them I had just broken my foot and was just placed on paxil and hadnt had time to adjust to the side effects yet. and I had to demonstrate how I do laundry, clean my house and so on. The guy said he was real impressed with my funtioning level on my stairs. (At that time I lived in an upstairs appartment. to get down I slid the crutches down the stairs and sat down on my butt and went on down the same way - sliding. and to come up it way hop crutch hop crutch or I sat on my butt and went up one step at a time on my butt.)

Hang in there ((((((((((sky))))))))))) it will soon be over