Hi All
some of you may remember that i started a carers group last year for carers of anyone with dementia. Its going very well and most times we are all able to support/advise and help one another. However I cant get my head around this next query so Im hoping someone here can help. One of our carers looks after her husband who has AZ, he has had an assessment from social services and been given some paid time at a day centre. His wife has also had an assessment and been given 3 hours per week to use. Now social services are saying that she can only use this as a sitting service for her husband, what she would like to do is tag these 3 hours onto his time at the day centre. They are both late 70's/80's. She does this all by herself, and he needs care 24/7. She is so fragile at the moment, particularly when she rarely gets a break. What I cant understand is what difference does it make to social services what she uses the 3 hours for, so long as it benefits her respite. So Im hoping there is someone here who can tell me whether they are allowed to do this, and what can I do to sort this out for her, Im wondering if my next step is to talk to the local MP because social services are just not making sense on this one.
thanking you in anticipation
Suz x
some of you may remember that i started a carers group last year for carers of anyone with dementia. Its going very well and most times we are all able to support/advise and help one another. However I cant get my head around this next query so Im hoping someone here can help. One of our carers looks after her husband who has AZ, he has had an assessment from social services and been given some paid time at a day centre. His wife has also had an assessment and been given 3 hours per week to use. Now social services are saying that she can only use this as a sitting service for her husband, what she would like to do is tag these 3 hours onto his time at the day centre. They are both late 70's/80's. She does this all by herself, and he needs care 24/7. She is so fragile at the moment, particularly when she rarely gets a break. What I cant understand is what difference does it make to social services what she uses the 3 hours for, so long as it benefits her respite. So Im hoping there is someone here who can tell me whether they are allowed to do this, and what can I do to sort this out for her, Im wondering if my next step is to talk to the local MP because social services are just not making sense on this one.
thanking you in anticipation
Suz x