Hi all
Does anyone have any experience with going through CHC and mental health assessments?
This afternoon I'm due to meet with the staff at the mental health unit which has been caring for my mum. She was previously in residential care, but her bizarre and aggressive behaviour became too much for them to manage. She's now been in the mental health assessment unit for a few months and it seems pretty clear she'll need nursing care from now on.
So today we're finalising paperwork for a continuing healthcare check, but the staff say they won't recommend her to qualify. The social worker also recommends that we don't push for CHC, as she says my mum would be better served by Section 3, s117 of the Mental Health Act, under which the NHS is obliged to fund her ongoing care on discharge from hospital.
My main concern is to get some sort of funding for her care. We have a care fees annuity, but it only pays at the level needed for residential care. Nursing care in a decent home seems to be about double this cost, and we have no way of funding the balance.
Can anyone give me any guidance on what I should ask for?
Thanks! xx
Does anyone have any experience with going through CHC and mental health assessments?
This afternoon I'm due to meet with the staff at the mental health unit which has been caring for my mum. She was previously in residential care, but her bizarre and aggressive behaviour became too much for them to manage. She's now been in the mental health assessment unit for a few months and it seems pretty clear she'll need nursing care from now on.
So today we're finalising paperwork for a continuing healthcare check, but the staff say they won't recommend her to qualify. The social worker also recommends that we don't push for CHC, as she says my mum would be better served by Section 3, s117 of the Mental Health Act, under which the NHS is obliged to fund her ongoing care on discharge from hospital.
My main concern is to get some sort of funding for her care. We have a care fees annuity, but it only pays at the level needed for residential care. Nursing care in a decent home seems to be about double this cost, and we have no way of funding the balance.
Can anyone give me any guidance on what I should ask for?
Thanks! xx