Urgent advice please

[kindred]

lol you would think so! My mother can’t string a coherent sentence together and doesn’t know who she is where she. She thinks she’s a little girl I’ve kidnapped and won’t take back to her mother! She’s had dozens of capacity tests and failed everyone !

Between now and the CHC assessment, make a note of every time you think a nurse should have attended to her. List her unpredictability in detail. List any time she seems particularly strange to you. Detailed evidence like this is very useful. I was awarded CHC three weeks after my husband had died, but it was worth over three thousand pounds even then.
Warmest, Kindred.

 

[canary]

I agree with kindred. But do be aware that it is the times that a qualified nurse needs to attend. Things like washing/dressing/personal care, feeding, hoisting, giving regular prescribed medication, defusing potential aggression etc can all be done by carers and do not need a nurse, so they dont count.

 

[kindred]

I agree with kindred. But do be aware that it is the times that a qualified nurse needs to attend. Things like washing/dressing/personal care, feeding, hoisting, giving regular prescribed medication, defusing potential aggression etc can all be done by carers and do not need a nurse, so they dont count.

Excellent point canary. Maybe we should think about when a qualified nurse needs to attend.
when breathing is laboured
when a fit is suspected
when agitation is extreme
a fall
an injury

Can you think of any more?
warmest, Kindred.

 

[canary]

Medication that is required PRN (as and when required)
Insulin dependant diabetes
Skin tears
Blocked catheter
Lung conditions requiring oxygen

Im sure there is more

 

[TraceyM]

It is not ideal, but if you are prepared to pay, social services seem to be quite good at finding places quickly. I was in the position when Mum went downhill quickly. The doctor contacted social services advising of the need, I then called to ask for help. Their first question was about her finances. Because I knew she would not qualify anyway, I told them we were paying, I just needed emergency care help. They found a place within 2 hours, of course we paid. It sounds horrible, but I am more concerned about you. They have a duty to you too, and you are entitled to support. Good luck. You are amazing, take care.