my 90 year old mother lives with me. In the last month or so she has declined significantly. Lost ability to walk more than a few steps; loss of appetite, feeling cold & sleeping all the time, series of small falls using the commode etc. She has seen 2 doctors & there is no under lying health issue- her GP puts it down to ‘wear & tear’
So I asked social services for a needs assessment. In 2 days we had a home visit. The social worker (?) asked lots of questions of both mum & me & noted my concerns I don’t know if it was an official needs assessment. She recommended a hospital bed & it arrived Monday (see my snakes & ladder post). It is definitely easier for mum to get out of bed to use the commode so that’s good
Regarding my worries about mum not being able to wash I am awaiting a visit from the urgent response team.
So I called today to ask social worker what happens now & whether her visit counted as a needs assessment. She said the urgent response team need to do their assessment & was evasive as to whether it was a needs assessment. My concerns about mums swollen legs should be taken up with the district nurse (asked doctor & her said it’s a result of mum being in bed for so long & to raise the foot of the bed) In the social worker’s opinion mum is fine with me & doesn’t need to be in a home yet. But we didn’t discuss this with her.
Mum is talking about moving to a home as she sees me struggle. I think a home might provide a better level of care for her. While her short term memory is poor she is lucid & memory doctor deems her to have capacity.
Apologies for such a long post. My question is once we’ve seen the urgent response team & looked at a care package do we get a formal written needs assessment?
So I asked social services for a needs assessment. In 2 days we had a home visit. The social worker (?) asked lots of questions of both mum & me & noted my concerns I don’t know if it was an official needs assessment. She recommended a hospital bed & it arrived Monday (see my snakes & ladder post). It is definitely easier for mum to get out of bed to use the commode so that’s good
Regarding my worries about mum not being able to wash I am awaiting a visit from the urgent response team.
So I called today to ask social worker what happens now & whether her visit counted as a needs assessment. She said the urgent response team need to do their assessment & was evasive as to whether it was a needs assessment. My concerns about mums swollen legs should be taken up with the district nurse (asked doctor & her said it’s a result of mum being in bed for so long & to raise the foot of the bed) In the social worker’s opinion mum is fine with me & doesn’t need to be in a home yet. But we didn’t discuss this with her.
Mum is talking about moving to a home as she sees me struggle. I think a home might provide a better level of care for her. While her short term memory is poor she is lucid & memory doctor deems her to have capacity.
Apologies for such a long post. My question is once we’ve seen the urgent response team & looked at a care package do we get a formal written needs assessment?