Hello I'm new here and could do with some advice. Mum admitted to acute MH hospital 10 weeks ago suffering from delirium. Extensive tests ruled out infection and although the consultant thinks some mild early dementia, no firm diagnosis as yet. We had a dishcarge meeting 3 weeks ago with SW and it was agreed that as the delirium had subsided, she could move to a care home for 4 weeks respite care with a view to going home with a full care package. As she was on a S3, her care will be funded.
Nothing from SW until last week where she was offered a possible placement in a CH in a town not local to either of us. CQC scores were not good so I declined. Today I've been told to look at another home in the same chain which has even worse scores, 4 requires improvements and 1 inadequate. The thing is it is all taking so long. Mum needs to get out of hospital and I can just see this taking forever with them offering me awful homes and me declining them. I have seen a home who have room and will accept council funding but the SW says they have to offer me placements with in the group of homes that they have a contract with. Can I insist on this home or do I just have to sit it out? I am getting the feeling they take so long so that you get desperate and eventually accept one of their crappy homes! However I am beginning to wonder if we should just accept another home just to get mum off the MH ward.
I am so stressed by all this, SW doesn't even sound that clued up on it and is impossible to get hold of. She communicates by message only, you can never get to speak to her. Does anyone have experience of this or any advice please?
Nothing from SW until last week where she was offered a possible placement in a CH in a town not local to either of us. CQC scores were not good so I declined. Today I've been told to look at another home in the same chain which has even worse scores, 4 requires improvements and 1 inadequate. The thing is it is all taking so long. Mum needs to get out of hospital and I can just see this taking forever with them offering me awful homes and me declining them. I have seen a home who have room and will accept council funding but the SW says they have to offer me placements with in the group of homes that they have a contract with. Can I insist on this home or do I just have to sit it out? I am getting the feeling they take so long so that you get desperate and eventually accept one of their crappy homes! However I am beginning to wonder if we should just accept another home just to get mum off the MH ward.
I am so stressed by all this, SW doesn't even sound that clued up on it and is impossible to get hold of. She communicates by message only, you can never get to speak to her. Does anyone have experience of this or any advice please?