Hello,
Yes, mum is self funding. The social worker from the LA was present and although previously she has been very positive about our chances, today she didn't speak up so much. I think she felt a bit downtrodden by the overbearing nurse assessor.
Mum does get FNC which is something I can't get my head around. They tell me mum needs to be a in a NURSING home due to her needs. She gets FNC due to her needs yet she doesn't have health needs that would qualify for CHC.
The nurse assessor told us that we could carry out all the tasks that mum needs doing for her, that she doesn't need any direct nursing input. So why does she get FNC then? I was going to ask but didn't want them to decide they were going to take that away too!
I reminded them that CHC could be awarded in any setting, it didn't have to be a nursing home or hospital, that it should be awarded on the fact that mum has health needs arising from her diagnosis (they said that it wasn't awarded on diagnosis - I know that. They tried to twist everything I said).
I explained we felt that all of mums needs totalled up to her having a primary health need, the fact that without intervention she would die within days but no, all she needs is social care - help with activities of daily living.
It's disgusting.
Yes, mum is self funding. The social worker from the LA was present and although previously she has been very positive about our chances, today she didn't speak up so much. I think she felt a bit downtrodden by the overbearing nurse assessor.
Mum does get FNC which is something I can't get my head around. They tell me mum needs to be a in a NURSING home due to her needs. She gets FNC due to her needs yet she doesn't have health needs that would qualify for CHC.
The nurse assessor told us that we could carry out all the tasks that mum needs doing for her, that she doesn't need any direct nursing input. So why does she get FNC then? I was going to ask but didn't want them to decide they were going to take that away too!
I reminded them that CHC could be awarded in any setting, it didn't have to be a nursing home or hospital, that it should be awarded on the fact that mum has health needs arising from her diagnosis (they said that it wasn't awarded on diagnosis - I know that. They tried to twist everything I said).
I explained we felt that all of mums needs totalled up to her having a primary health need, the fact that without intervention she would die within days but no, all she needs is social care - help with activities of daily living.
It's disgusting.