Writing this in anger as just had 2 phone calls from nurses trying to pressurise me into placing Mum into care 65 miles away from us.
Mum went into hospital 3 wks ago after a fall, she was assessed as not able to return home and referred to the Bed Bureau for care placement.
As Mum will go into care from hospital, the first 6 weeks will be funded by the NHS but because of that they are only trying to find the cheapest care option available that's willing to take Mum!
I have spoken to care homes that are more local to us and ones that have been on my radar as possible 'future, before the fall' options for Mum, one of which has vacancies right now, but as they charge more, the Bed Bureau haven't even sent Mum's details to them.
Has anyone experience of this...can we as a family make up the shortfall left from what the NHS are happy to fund?
I'm absolutely fuming, the nurse described Mum's care as 'funded' - it's 6 weeks funded that's all, we will have to sell Mum's home to pay for what's left of her lifetime, 6 weeks is nothing. I shouldn't have to fight for 6 weeks of care in the right home where Mum can stay permanently rather than moving her again in a few weeks.
Mum went into hospital 3 wks ago after a fall, she was assessed as not able to return home and referred to the Bed Bureau for care placement.
As Mum will go into care from hospital, the first 6 weeks will be funded by the NHS but because of that they are only trying to find the cheapest care option available that's willing to take Mum!
I have spoken to care homes that are more local to us and ones that have been on my radar as possible 'future, before the fall' options for Mum, one of which has vacancies right now, but as they charge more, the Bed Bureau haven't even sent Mum's details to them.
Has anyone experience of this...can we as a family make up the shortfall left from what the NHS are happy to fund?
I'm absolutely fuming, the nurse described Mum's care as 'funded' - it's 6 weeks funded that's all, we will have to sell Mum's home to pay for what's left of her lifetime, 6 weeks is nothing. I shouldn't have to fight for 6 weeks of care in the right home where Mum can stay permanently rather than moving her again in a few weeks.