Question

David is a community care worker with a local support service. He supports Geoff, aged 74, who has muscular dystrophy and is non-ambulant. David supports him with his personal hygiene and most of his daily living activities. Part of Geoff’s support plan includes going to the local footy once a fortnight. However, this weekend the grand final is being held at the main football ground in town. When Geoff and David get to the football ground, David sees a few of his mates sitting up in the stand. They wave David up to sit with them. David asks Geoff if he would mind if he sat with his friends. Geoff says he is happy to sit on the side as he is not able to get up to where David’s friends are sitting. The footy game is great but later that night Geoff becomes angry that David left him on his own to watch the game. He decides that he is going to sue David for breach of duty of care.

Q1 - Is this occasion a reportable incident? If yes, why? If not, why not? (Approx. 80 words)

Answer 1

Yes. it it is a reportable incident because David helps Geoff in his daily living activities. The geoff is not able to walk without assistance because he has weakness of muscle due to the condition called muscular dystrophy. David's role as a community care worker is to provide assistance to who may have disability .

Not . It is not a reportable incident because David went to his friends side with Geoff's permission . Otherwise Geoff don't give permission to go to his friends. In this case geoffkust give a warning to david that don't go for a long time without attending him.