Hello all.
My relative was assessed as needing a more thorough NHSCC assessment after the basic checklist.
This was carried out within the last fortnight and we are waiting to hear back from the relevant people. At the end of the last week my relative was taken into hospital after a major seizure and a lot of further health concerns have come to light afterwards. We have kept his social worker and the NHS nurse who did the assessment aware of what has happened and his decision today has been deferred to wait for further information regarding his current health.
My question is - if he is awarded it and it gets backdated as they say it would do - it's roughly going to be approx £2250 because of the delay in his social worker filling the first round of paperwork.
IF (and I know it is a huge IF!) he does get it - is it subject to the same financial checks as the social services funding his care - IE: will he be financially assessed each year as he is with social services but by the NHS people?
My reason is because IF he does get it, I'd like to get him a new bed (suitable for the stand aid to go underneath), a new chair (suitable again for the stand aid - he complains bitterly about his bed and chair bless him!), a new chest of drawers that can double as a TV stand, a new storage unit and a full new set of bedding, underwear and easy on/off trousers and I don't want the NHS or SS people to think we're misappropriating the money.
Thanks for your help
My relative was assessed as needing a more thorough NHSCC assessment after the basic checklist.
This was carried out within the last fortnight and we are waiting to hear back from the relevant people. At the end of the last week my relative was taken into hospital after a major seizure and a lot of further health concerns have come to light afterwards. We have kept his social worker and the NHS nurse who did the assessment aware of what has happened and his decision today has been deferred to wait for further information regarding his current health.
My question is - if he is awarded it and it gets backdated as they say it would do - it's roughly going to be approx £2250 because of the delay in his social worker filling the first round of paperwork.
IF (and I know it is a huge IF!) he does get it - is it subject to the same financial checks as the social services funding his care - IE: will he be financially assessed each year as he is with social services but by the NHS people?
My reason is because IF he does get it, I'd like to get him a new bed (suitable for the stand aid to go underneath), a new chair (suitable again for the stand aid - he complains bitterly about his bed and chair bless him!), a new chest of drawers that can double as a TV stand, a new storage unit and a full new set of bedding, underwear and easy on/off trousers and I don't want the NHS or SS people to think we're misappropriating the money.
Thanks for your help