It would be helpful if anyone who has experience/knowledge of the the 'fast-track' CHC could post about the possible reasons why someone whose partner has been told he is approaching the end of life stage has been refused fast-track.
It would be helpful if anyone who has experience/knowledge of the the 'fast-track' CHC could post about the possible reasons why someone whose partner has been told he is approaching the end of life stage has been refused fast-track.
it’s only possible to show the true significance and interactions of X’s ongoing long-term medical / nursing needs, state and behaviour when these are considered over enough time and within the very different environments of family home, hospital and nursing home. NH are able to “well-manage” X’s needs in ways that are not possible outside a good nursing home ... It’s much easier for the DST Panel to realise the true level of X's needs - and the skill shown by NH in managing them - when they have the comparative data to hand showing how X fared in environments not specifically designed to support patients with her range of health conditions.
Thank goodness for this thread.
I now in a position of needing to know more about CHC. Mums care home suggested today that we should apply, in fact they have already put the wheels in motion.....
For them to say mums needs CHC has been a bit of a shock, to say the least. I've thought about claiming, in the future, so it never occurred to me mum was at that stage yet.....
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I'm sorry to hear that 2Jays. I wish you well with the process.
Thank you Lyn. I must admit my first thought was good, no more paying out silly money for a while.... Then the words registered for what they meant
I was assured that the care home would do everything possible so that mum didn't need to move into full nursing care, but it's now a very strong possibility that mum may have to move care home as her needs have, and keep, changing dramatically. Almost daily without any "bounce back", just a fast continual down turn.
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Do you think your Mum would be able to stay where she is if she gets CHC and something like 1 to 1 is available?
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Lyn T XX
Then the thought is, if I do that, I guess that would be considered deprecation of assets as another care home could be a cheaper option.
I can't believe that a self-funder being in the care home of their choice and paying for the nursing that they need could be thought to be deliberately deprivating their assets 2Jays.
Nor do I really, but once the money runs out, who knows what the LA will say at that time
Yes. If his cognition is so poor that an A rating is appropriate that's what your Dad should have got.although he has no cognition he is not at risk of harm or neglect because he is in a NH.Is this a case of a 'managed need' still being a need?