I might be commenting here in the wrong forum but my wife was diagnosed with Alzheimers about 9 years ago (at 61 years). About 5 years ago when she was in hospital she was trying to wander out of the ward and being aggressive to staff and other patients. As a consequence I was called to a meeting with numerous medical staff and told that my wife needed to be sectioned and sent to an assessment unit. It was not a discussion but I was told what was going to happen - no choice. She was held under section 2 for 28 days. During this time she did get treatment to calm her down and and the end of the period I was told that for her benefit and mine she had to go into a nursing home which again I did not want to do this but felt I was left with little option. This is a shortened version of the events.
She has been in the nursing ever since and is now very calm but immobile and doesnt talk so the situation has progressed. However I have a question because someone said to me that because she had been sectioned she should be able to receive the Continuing healthcare paid. We have had had CHC for some time but it was refused at the last review and about a year now we have been self funding. Are you able to say whether a previous case of a person being sectioned means that CHC become a right to receive.
If I have posted this in the wrong place please feel free to move it elsewhere. Thanks you.
She has been in the nursing ever since and is now very calm but immobile and doesnt talk so the situation has progressed. However I have a question because someone said to me that because she had been sectioned she should be able to receive the Continuing healthcare paid. We have had had CHC for some time but it was refused at the last review and about a year now we have been self funding. Are you able to say whether a previous case of a person being sectioned means that CHC become a right to receive.
If I have posted this in the wrong place please feel free to move it elsewhere. Thanks you.