Mum has been getting steadily weaker and since last week has been in bed with an airflow mattress. This was initially to deal with a pressure sore, but GP and DN, as well as care home staff, have said she is now too frail to be out of bed and have talked to me about end of life care. Of course nobody can say how much longer mum is likely to live, but GP has agreed to fill in the attendance allowance form which says she is unlikely to live more than 6 months.
My dilemma is this. The care home is lovely, I don't want to move mum as it would be so distressing for her, but it is costing her a lot of money. They have confirmed that they can look after mum with support from GP & DN team. One of the deputy managers has previously told me the home is not a CHC provider; I didn't pursue it at the time as I thought mum would never qualify but now looking at the checklist I feel that she would at least tick enough boxes on the checklist to qualify for a full assessment.
Do I as her POA (finance) have responsibility to maximise her income by asking for CHC assessment?
Should I talk to the home manager in more detail, I don't know why mum couldn't be a CHC resident as I have read you can in some cases be CHC funded even in your own home? Or is it because they are not a nursing home?
Is it worth starting the process when I know how hard a struggle it is to get CHC? And wouldn't it take too long anyway?
All this going round and round in my head and I don't get any further trying to decide what to do, so thought you lovely people might be able to help me work this out....
My dilemma is this. The care home is lovely, I don't want to move mum as it would be so distressing for her, but it is costing her a lot of money. They have confirmed that they can look after mum with support from GP & DN team. One of the deputy managers has previously told me the home is not a CHC provider; I didn't pursue it at the time as I thought mum would never qualify but now looking at the checklist I feel that she would at least tick enough boxes on the checklist to qualify for a full assessment.
Do I as her POA (finance) have responsibility to maximise her income by asking for CHC assessment?
Should I talk to the home manager in more detail, I don't know why mum couldn't be a CHC resident as I have read you can in some cases be CHC funded even in your own home? Or is it because they are not a nursing home?
Is it worth starting the process when I know how hard a struggle it is to get CHC? And wouldn't it take too long anyway?
All this going round and round in my head and I don't get any further trying to decide what to do, so thought you lovely people might be able to help me work this out....
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