Can anyone advise

 

70 year old mum, broke her arm, she' s had the maximum support (6 weeks) from NHS

But now they want to charge her ?150 a week for health visitors she requires to get her dressed, make her a meal, change her colostomy bag, 4x a day or she has to rely on friends or family who live 15- 20 miles away. Is this for real or am I missing something.

 

Who / what do I need to speak to sort this out

Cheers in advance

I fear your plight isn't going to be too well received on here.

Funnily enough, Frank, I am hoping for all the posters on the Benefit Cap posting to give me an answer

I am assuming they all have a mum and a little compassion, I have no experience whatsoever with dealing with this, and I'm hoping someone can help

 

Believe it or not the NHS asked if she had saving of ?26,000 , are they for reAl, she's 78 years old for God's sake !

 

Thanks for your input, all the same

Whilst I'm a dyed in the wool capitalist, I assume this should be covered by the state?

 

The whole point of asking about the savings is to ascertain whether she CAN pay. Your post suggests she hasn't so I expect the state will cover this.

 

It's precisely this sort of thing I'm happy to pay taxes for. It's folks that breed simply for the income I think the other thread had a problem with.

Unfortunately not,it seems

6 weeks and your times up

I'm not sponging, I just want to kno? how we can get support for her for until she is mobile, not just money wise, but to ensure she is cared for

She's a stubborn old witch, but needs help, and I'm damned if she/we has to pay for , what I believe she is entitled to after working all her life

It is standard and reasonable to ask if she has savings, I'm not sure her age is relevant to this, or what it has to do with the benefit cap as this is a completely different issue.

I have no idea what she would and wouldn't be entitled to, but there are phone numbers you can ring to find out what help you can get. Also, your local medical practice should know.

The old dear near me needed health visitors during the daytime for a while after her stroke, as well as her daughter coming from Blackburn each night, and I'm pretty sure she didn't have to pay any more towards it.

 

I have no idea what she would and wouldn't be entitled to, but there are phone numbers you can ring to find out what help you can get. Also, your local medical practice should know.

 

 

 

Cheer NB, which department though, any ideas . , as I say I'm a complete novice when it comes to this

The pen pusher who arrived to tell her all this crap, won't answer her mobile and is never in the office to answer her landline !??

Ring age concern

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/home-and-care/social-care-and-support-where-to-start/

 

They're always helpful & will tell you who to speak to at the local authority. If you sound like you know what you're talking about, they'll not be so quick to tell you they can't help.

 

 

God, I sound like a right leftie!

Can anyone advise

 

70 year old mum, broke her arm, she' s had the maximum support (6 weeks) from NHS

But now they want to charge her ?150 a week for health visitors she requires to get her dressed, make her a meal, change her colostomy bag, 4x a day or she has to rely on friends or family who live 15- 20 miles away. Is this for real or am I missing something.

 

Who / what do I need to speak to sort this out

Cheers in advance

 

2 points

 

1. Broadly, for this short term issue, any savings are up for grabs

2. It is possible to plan for any long term care needs; the family are berst advised to start ASAP

Cheers,

You'ren angel ( smiley face). ... No avatars on my iPad......

 

 

Oops grammar police..

Edited January 29, 201214 yr by Mona

Mona, it is a fucking minefield, me and my brother have looked after our dad for the last 15 years [because he is our dad] it is only the last 12 months that we have beeen getting any help financially from the state because a lad I work with told me about the financial help we can get, therev is no way can this be back dated,

Cheers mate , I'm gonna start with citizens advice, as per NB

If I get no joy there, then I start digging

 

Fortunately we aren't looking long term (as yet), I' m just peed that she's written off after 6 weeks, and expected to cough for basically 15 minutes care four times a day

 

We could stick her in a home, but she's mentally as sharp as me and you, and but for her broken arm, could give the snotty bitch who turned up with the ultimatum a black eye in a second

I feel for you mona

 

if she changed her name to natalia and came from warsaw she would probably get all the free health care going

 

I hope you sort it

Cheers mate , I'm gonna start with citizens advice, as per NB

If I get no joy there, then I start digging

 

Fortunately we aren't looking long term (as yet), I' m just peed that she's written off after 6 weeks, and expected to cough for basically 15 minutes care four times a day

 

We could stick her in a home, but she's mentally as sharp as me and you, and but for her broken arm, could give the snotty bitch who turned up with the ultimatum a black eye in a second

 

Mona, Age Concern, not CAB.

 

CAB aren't specialised enough.

I know, age concern, but bloody tired after grappling with this shit all day, done more bloody tinternet research than I do in my job!!!

 

Would she qualify as diddicoy !!! Angry angry angry

CAB in my experience are well meaning but no help...the only thing they do is point you to someone who can help

Edited January 30, 201214 yr by jazza

They bled 4 of my aunties dry, only when they'd skinted them would they pay anything.

 

Disgusting, my oldest auntie a spinster who died alone in her 90's after working and saving all her life, wiggin council took all she had and wanted her to sell her house a week before she pegged it and STILL paying then.

 

Wankers, you'd be better off is she'd never paid into the system and from another country.

I know, age concern, but bloody tired after grappling with this shit all day, done more bloody tinternet research than I do in my job!!!

 

Would she qualify as diddicoy !!! Angry angry angry

 

Mona you need to get social services involved and get her a social worker.

 

My mum now lives with us and fortunately we have a great social worker who can't enough for us. Also get the district nursing team for her GPs surgery involved.

 

There is help out there but if you don't ask they won't give it. If you are still struggling PM me your number and I will talk you through it.

Mona, Age Concern, not CAB.

 

CAB aren't specialised enough.

 

I did say Age concern

My grandmother went into a care home after a fall and after she was deemed unfit to look after herself. My mum had to sell gran's house to pay for the care and, once the funds from that sale had gone, the care home contacted mum and told her not to worry because the state will now take over the payments for her care.

 

Now I don't have a clue if paid-for care is any different than state-financed care but gran died within three weeks of her own cash running out.

 

Go figure, as they like to say on American telly programmes.

I did say Age concern

 

I know.

 

 

Mona you need to get social services involved and get her a social worker.

 

My mum now lives with us and fortunately we have a great social worker who can't enough for us. Also get the district nursing team for her GPs surgery involved.

 

There is help out there but if you don't ask they won't give it. If you are still struggling PM me your number and I will talk you through it.

 

 

thanks, greatly appreciated,

At present I've got all her siblings & family involved, so we are going to have a plan of attack

If we hit the brick wall , I'll come back to you.

Thanks again , Mona

Edited January 30, 201214 yr by Mona

Every situation is different, but I had a 'similar' experience with the father in law about 12 months ago. In hospital for a number of weeks, sent home, then had a fall within 6 hours. He ended up being taken into a rehabilitation placed up chorley old road for a couple of weeks, with a social worker involved. He also has can't be trusted to take various regular medication. Ask him what happened on the 18th March 1964 and he'll tell you, ask him what he had for breakfast and he hasn't a clue. He also had other issues like ulcerated legs from his stay in hospital that needed dressing regularly. A social worker got involved whilst in the rehabilitation place and he now qualifies for 4 visits a day, mainly for the meds he has to take that he can't be relied on himself.

 

As awful on a personal level that a broken arm may be, it may not be 'serious' enough for social care to kick in.

A broken arm for a younger person may not be a problem but for older people it can be a life changing event especially if they live alone without nearby family.

 

The social care would be for several reasons including personal care, meals, colostomy bag etc.

If a social worker gets involved they have knowledge and contacts that you will need.

A broken arm for a younger person may not be a problem but for older people it can be a life changing event especially if they live alone without nearby family.

 

The social care would be for several reasons including personal care, meals, colostomy bag etc.

If a social worker gets involved they have knowledge and contacts that you will need.

 

I don't personally disagree.

Unfortunately the state guidelines might.

Thereofre that is why a social worker is probably the essential link.

They're not all like Sharon Shoesmith or whtever she was called

Edited January 30, 201214 yr by Gonk