Taukamo v ACC [2014] NZACA 12 [pdf, 163 KB]
...required in a home awaiting modification (eg requiring help with transferring on and off a toilet or into a bathroom), it is extremely unlikely that this would translate to the need for care 24 hours per day. In this absence of significant other disabilities, it is hard 10 conceive a situation where 24 hour care would be required for someone in this situation. Even with poorer transferring ability than Ms Taukamo had, once in bed, a requirement that someone be available to help overnight...