Stand-by Assistance definition
Stand-by Assistance means the presence of another person within Your arm’s reach, to prevent, by physical intervention, injury to You while You perform an ADL (such as being ready to catch You if You fall while getting into or out of the bathtub or shower as part of bathing, or being ready to remove food from Your throat if You choke while eating).
Stand-by Assistance means the presence of another person within the Covered Person’s arm’s reach, to prevent, by physical intervention, injury to the Covered Person while they perform an ADL (such as being ready to catch the Covered Person if they fall while getting into or out of the bathtub or shower as part of bathing, or being ready to remove food from the Covered Person’s throat if they choke while eating).
Examples of Stand-by Assistance in a sentence
Sickness: you are unable to safely and completely perform two or more Activities Of Daily Living without Hands-On Assistance or Standby Assistance due to loss of functional capacity; you require Substantial Supervision for your health or safety due to Severe Cognitive Impairment; or you are Presumptively Disabled.
Sickness: • you are unable to safely and completely perform two or more Activities Of Daily Living without Hands-On Assistance or Standby Assistance due to loss of functional capacity; • you require Substantial Supervision for your health or safety due to Severe Cognitive Impairment; or • you are Presumptively Disabled.