Mum, 82, bvFTD, has just had a week's respite care and is home now (she thought she was on a cruise the whole time!) Now that temporary respite is done, I am chasing a long-term caseworker and trying to get some care at night as mum is deteriorating and has started to wander out late at night, something I never, ever thought she would do!
My questions:
Does anyone have night care? Someone to put their PWD to bed or stay through the night? Not sure where to look for someone to do this. Mum has carers at midday for an hour and teatime for an hour and a half but they don't work in the evenings.
I had a financial assessment via phone today and was disappointed that mum still has to pay 600 pounds per week for her care - she is under the upper threshold now and slightly above the lower - and they say her pensions are high so she has to pay it. Seems unfair to me but I guess nothing can be done unless the government make changes soon...
So, they asked for mum's bank details which I gave, do they actually check the accounts to verify the figures given? This seems like such an invasion of privacy to me.
Thanks
My questions:
Does anyone have night care? Someone to put their PWD to bed or stay through the night? Not sure where to look for someone to do this. Mum has carers at midday for an hour and teatime for an hour and a half but they don't work in the evenings.
I had a financial assessment via phone today and was disappointed that mum still has to pay 600 pounds per week for her care - she is under the upper threshold now and slightly above the lower - and they say her pensions are high so she has to pay it. Seems unfair to me but I guess nothing can be done unless the government make changes soon...
So, they asked for mum's bank details which I gave, do they actually check the accounts to verify the figures given? This seems like such an invasion of privacy to me.
Thanks