Hi. I'm new to the forum, so 'Hello' and Help!!
Back in September/early October I made various phone calls eventually ending up speaking to the right department to request a CHC assessment for my Dad. Mid October, having had an email to confirm that the application had had some sort of pre-screening and had been passed to the nursing team for assessment, I spoke to someone who sounded as though she was in a managerial or supervisory role. I asked about the likely timescale for the assessment, as my Dad was given 4 weeks notice by his care home on 30th September. She said she didn't have the resource to assess him within the next 2 weeks, but in discussion about where Dad might move to she told me that if he moved out of area, they (the original assessment team and CCG) would remain responsible for the assessment and potential payment.
Dad's care home Manager was very patient, and he remained there until January when he moved to another CCG and LA area. (thought assessments were supposed to be done within 28days, ha ha!)
On Friday I had a call from the CCG assessment team (in the original area), and I explained that Dad had moved. She said immediately that I will have to re-apply to the new CCG. I raised that the previous person had said that the original area remained responsible, and she said she'd check with her manager. Today I had an email from her saying that as Social Services hadn't done a "checklist" I would indeed have to re-apply to the new CCG. Now, as Dad's self-funding, all attempts to get social services involved, even to do care needs assessment, has met with a brick wall.
So: what is this "checklist"?
Is the original CCG still responsible?
Can I do anything about the length of time it's taken since referral to get to contact about assessment? If I do have to re-release to the new CCG it will be even longer, with Dad potentially paying months more than he needed to?
Thank you, and sorry to be so long-winded!
Back in September/early October I made various phone calls eventually ending up speaking to the right department to request a CHC assessment for my Dad. Mid October, having had an email to confirm that the application had had some sort of pre-screening and had been passed to the nursing team for assessment, I spoke to someone who sounded as though she was in a managerial or supervisory role. I asked about the likely timescale for the assessment, as my Dad was given 4 weeks notice by his care home on 30th September. She said she didn't have the resource to assess him within the next 2 weeks, but in discussion about where Dad might move to she told me that if he moved out of area, they (the original assessment team and CCG) would remain responsible for the assessment and potential payment.
Dad's care home Manager was very patient, and he remained there until January when he moved to another CCG and LA area. (thought assessments were supposed to be done within 28days, ha ha!)
On Friday I had a call from the CCG assessment team (in the original area), and I explained that Dad had moved. She said immediately that I will have to re-apply to the new CCG. I raised that the previous person had said that the original area remained responsible, and she said she'd check with her manager. Today I had an email from her saying that as Social Services hadn't done a "checklist" I would indeed have to re-apply to the new CCG. Now, as Dad's self-funding, all attempts to get social services involved, even to do care needs assessment, has met with a brick wall.
So: what is this "checklist"?
Is the original CCG still responsible?
Can I do anything about the length of time it's taken since referral to get to contact about assessment? If I do have to re-release to the new CCG it will be even longer, with Dad potentially paying months more than he needed to?
Thank you, and sorry to be so long-winded!
