The problem is that its too late now. You have allowed the WCS to assess you, and do exactly as I said they would. You should have got in first, and would be discussing YOUR assessement, with them on the back foot. Only when you had discussed your assessement, and choosen chair, and gone through YOUR list of reqirements, step by step, so that they understood why you needed what you needed, would you progress to them offering a chair that FITTED WITH YOUR SPECS!
Now you are the one on the back foot. Trying to fend off that barely motorised deck chair. So I dont see where it goes from here. You were too easy going, was too worried about saying anything that may upset the "nice ladies" and so you are where you are. Now I expect you will actually agree with them bringing a totally unsuitable chair to you...
I did try to tell you that this is what they do.
You need a well written factual page with 20 or so bullet points explaining exactly WHY you need x y and z things, features, specs, on a powerchair to allow you to meet your clinical, personal, hygene, care, transfer, and lifestyle needs. They are also supposed to consider YOUR choices, and holistic joined up care, lifestyle needs. And then show a chair that meets all of these. Your needs will be different, so do this for YOU!
Then show them exactly why the one they have assessed you for, that they are bringing round, is wrong. Point by painful, point. While explaining to them why they are idiots for thinking why that chair was a good idea. By the time they go home, they MUST understand 5x more about chairs than they did before. And 5x more about why you need whatever it is that you do need. Those prescription forms were for a salsa. But they should be for whatever chair fits your OWN needs properly.
What is holistic in needs health or social care?
All health and care work is about improving an individual's quality of life by taking a holistic approach to providing care. Holistic care means looking at all of a person's needs (physical, intellectual, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual) and providing opportunities for these needs to be met
This is a part of their remit. So in my case, pubs, photography, dog walking (previously, beach etc) and building and flying model planes. Thats my ife. So fat tyres, range, ability to go a little off the beaten track, as well as seat height (lift) to allow me to see, reach, and transfer to different height beds, sofas, chairs etc. And tilt, recline, power legs for pressure sore prevention as I suffer these a lot, and so on. Centre footrest as its impossible to get around indoors with the usial fork lift truck efforts. And more. IN DETAIL!!!
One of the biggest issues is that they just dont understand anything. So you need to educate them as to the difference between a 4 pole, group 24, 120A controller and larger casters and the benefits of moving CG back, centre footrests, etc. Because they wont know what the hell you are talking about. They only know what is the cheapest chair that can have some seating options on it. They go on day courses from the manufacturers and thats ALL they know. So it always ends in a 4 hour lesson. And they go away stressed.