Hello, new to the forum and in need of advice on the best way forward.
She has lived on her own for many years following the death of my Dad but had become increasingly confused / muddled culminating in being admitted to hospital as her GP thought she had a stroke. The hospital diagnosed vascular dementia and wanted to put her into a home, as in hospital she was exhibiting delirium, wandering etc. She has a history of not liking hospitals!
Both my brother and I decided that we did not want her to go into a care home yet, so my brother offered to look after her in Australia for a while. She would have company and the weather would be better!
Australian SS have assessed Mum and feel that with the right care package she could live in her own home. We would need to make a few adjustments to her home (i.e. isolate the gas hob, fit camera and a telecare package)
She is returning to the UK next week and I have a care needs assessment booked. My concern is I do not live locally (5 hours away) and will only be able to spend a week with my Mum to get her settled & make the house as safe as I can. I know SS are not the quickest at arranging care packages and have been told it could take 6 weeks or so.
I was wondering can I force social services to arrange emergency care for my Mum until she has a financial assessment and the necessary care package can be arranged. They have mentioned on the phone that I would need to arrange private care in the interim, but would like to check if this is correct? I would be very concerned leaving my Mum on her own as she has not lived on her own for nearly a year.
My Mum would be funded by social services as her savings are well below the threshold, her own asset being the house. We have an LPA in place.
Any advice would be appreciated, as really unsure what to expect or what the next steps should be.
Thank you!
She has lived on her own for many years following the death of my Dad but had become increasingly confused / muddled culminating in being admitted to hospital as her GP thought she had a stroke. The hospital diagnosed vascular dementia and wanted to put her into a home, as in hospital she was exhibiting delirium, wandering etc. She has a history of not liking hospitals!
Both my brother and I decided that we did not want her to go into a care home yet, so my brother offered to look after her in Australia for a while. She would have company and the weather would be better!
Australian SS have assessed Mum and feel that with the right care package she could live in her own home. We would need to make a few adjustments to her home (i.e. isolate the gas hob, fit camera and a telecare package)
She is returning to the UK next week and I have a care needs assessment booked. My concern is I do not live locally (5 hours away) and will only be able to spend a week with my Mum to get her settled & make the house as safe as I can. I know SS are not the quickest at arranging care packages and have been told it could take 6 weeks or so.
I was wondering can I force social services to arrange emergency care for my Mum until she has a financial assessment and the necessary care package can be arranged. They have mentioned on the phone that I would need to arrange private care in the interim, but would like to check if this is correct? I would be very concerned leaving my Mum on her own as she has not lived on her own for nearly a year.
My Mum would be funded by social services as her savings are well below the threshold, her own asset being the house. We have an LPA in place.
Any advice would be appreciated, as really unsure what to expect or what the next steps should be.
Thank you!