we were referred to Careline a while back and the social worker assessed that we needed some support with care (I am basically my Mums live in Carer). We declined the suggestion of a day centre due to the pandemic (and also our previous attempt to take Mum to a day centre she said she hated). The next bit of the package is a Carer coming 3 mornings a week for a half hour visit to help with getting up. At the moment it usually takes about an hour or longer to get Mum up. Also it seems the timing of the half hour will vary and is likely to be lateish.... Im beginning to feel that this might be more of a hindrance than a help... as my parents do have savings above the cut off amount we will be paying for this.... so my thought is perhaps it would be better to go through a private agency and be more in control of the help we receive in a way that fits in with our routine. Obviously it will be more costly but perhaps better than paying for something unhelpful.
admittedly we’ve only had one visit so far ....so i reckon I should give it a few more goes...but would be very grateful for others experiences to understand better what are the implications either way......
admittedly we’ve only had one visit so far ....so i reckon I should give it a few more goes...but would be very grateful for others experiences to understand better what are the implications either way......