Just wondering if any one knows where we stand regarding my OH taking a direct payment for respite.
MIL has lived with us for nearly a year and we have been assessed by SW as requiring respite BUt MIL will be L:A funded though she has agreed to respite ONLY if it is where she lived and still goes to church 25 mins away and in another, L.A where she lived for 45 years before coming to us. SW has asked us to find the home in the other L.A which we are happy to do but she has said that the only way the L.A will fund it is by direct payment to us we have financial POA but SW assessed MIL as having capacity yesterday and to be siitable for permanet sheltered housing rather than CH which we feel would be a safer environment
SW has sent us a form to sign to get direct payements we are a little concerned regarding the direct payments as the form repeatatky states the recipient ( MIL) lacks capacity which contradicts MIL assessment yesterday!
As the CH area asked for by MIL and agreed by SW is out of L.A is SW correct when she says the only way to fund it is a direct payment to us and WE must enter into a contact with provider rather than the paying L.A.? or presumably no respite!
thanks
MIL has lived with us for nearly a year and we have been assessed by SW as requiring respite BUt MIL will be L:A funded though she has agreed to respite ONLY if it is where she lived and still goes to church 25 mins away and in another, L.A where she lived for 45 years before coming to us. SW has asked us to find the home in the other L.A which we are happy to do but she has said that the only way the L.A will fund it is by direct payment to us we have financial POA but SW assessed MIL as having capacity yesterday and to be siitable for permanet sheltered housing rather than CH which we feel would be a safer environment
SW has sent us a form to sign to get direct payements we are a little concerned regarding the direct payments as the form repeatatky states the recipient ( MIL) lacks capacity which contradicts MIL assessment yesterday!
As the CH area asked for by MIL and agreed by SW is out of L.A is SW correct when she says the only way to fund it is a direct payment to us and WE must enter into a contact with provider rather than the paying L.A.? or presumably no respite!
thanks