I am applying for a blue badge for my 93 year old mum, who has dementia (moderate/severe) has sight impairment and is very deaf. She is still mobile but very slow and tottery. She is also tiny. Leading her safely eg tbrough a busy hospital car park is a nightmare as she is likely to dash off in the opposite direction if I let go of her arm for a moment. And she doesn’t like being touched …
I received the form which is straightforward. However in our area there’s a six page extra form at the back to be filled in by a social worker, teacher or nurse, but they emphasise NOT her GP. The information required is all about how she behaves in traffic, does she wander off etc etc. it’s basically a detailed risk assessment that could only be filled in by someone who had spent time with her out and about.
No such person exists except for me! She’s only seen her GP, who we aren’t allowed to ask, the nurse from the memory clinic who saw her for about an hour inside her house, and the psychiatrist who she saw at the hospital.
Who can I ask and has anyone else come across this? To be honest I feel quite cross. It seems designed to prevent us having something which would actually be useful and help me keep her safe - and heaven knows there’s little enough of that sort of thing around for people with dementia.
I received the form which is straightforward. However in our area there’s a six page extra form at the back to be filled in by a social worker, teacher or nurse, but they emphasise NOT her GP. The information required is all about how she behaves in traffic, does she wander off etc etc. it’s basically a detailed risk assessment that could only be filled in by someone who had spent time with her out and about.
No such person exists except for me! She’s only seen her GP, who we aren’t allowed to ask, the nurse from the memory clinic who saw her for about an hour inside her house, and the psychiatrist who she saw at the hospital.
Who can I ask and has anyone else come across this? To be honest I feel quite cross. It seems designed to prevent us having something which would actually be useful and help me keep her safe - and heaven knows there’s little enough of that sort of thing around for people with dementia.
