Nanlaine,
From what you have posted your dad stands a good chance of CHC Funding.
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Rheme / Nanlaine
I really don't want to put a dampener on things or disillusion anyone, but I think it's worth putting some context on the chances of CHC funding:
Firstly, it's known that CCGs have significant differences in their policy, procedures and awards of CHC eligibility. Where I live the CCG awards 4 times the number of CHC cases per capita than the neighbouring CCG where my mother is, as validated data from NHS sources in the public domain. Hopefully you'll be in one of the "better" CCGs.
My mother, on NHS advice following 4 week assessment period by a consultant psychologist for older people said she was at risk because of her Alzheimer's dementia condition and needed to go into a EMI care-home permanently.
That was 11 years ago. We were self-funding for the ensuing 6 years.
The NHS finally deemed my mother as CHC eligible in 2009 on the basis my mother was:
Totally immobile (hoisted when required, bathed in bed, would be evacuated in an emergency in a ski-pad etc)
Special pneumatic mattress because of history of bed-sores that on occasions have become infected. Has skin problems and needs to be turned regularly and condition monitored.
Unable to understand or communicate at all - no recognition of family.
Doubly incontinent.
Prone to chest infections and had a variety of prescribed drugs administered.
Spoon fed at all times with thickened food to avoid choking owing to swallowing difficulties.
Was discharged from hospital in 2003 with a discharge letter that said my mother was at risk and needed care for the remainder of her life.
In 2013 her CHC eligibility was WITHDRAWN by the CCG despite the fact her condition had worsened since CHC granted with a corresponding increase in nursing needs.
I recognise we have had to contend with a particularly difficult CCG, but the purpose of this message is to encourage you to be wary of CCGs and others and to demonstrate how easy it is to become complacent because an individual appears to "tick the boxes". In other words, my advice would be to be as hard as nails and don't let people talk you into anything less than CHC if your father qualifies - from what Nanlaine has said there does indeed look like there's a case for CHC eligibility. I hate to say this but in my experience don't trust anyone as they'll say one thing and then "write up" another, and then you're faced with an uphill struggle to establish eligibility from a fairly disadvantaged position.
In our case, there is prima-facie documentary evidence (again in the public domain) stemming from 2012 - just 3 months before before they arrived at my mother's CH and took away her eligibility - that the CCG had agreed with the LA SS to reduce the number of CHC eligible cases, which will form part of our ongoing fight for justice for my mum and the family.
As I said earlier, please accept this message in the spirit of trying to be helpful rather than being pessimistic, but forewarned is forearmed.
Best wishes and good luck.
