Hi, mum has become increasingly vulnerable due to the fact that she is confused about the time of day often, and waits often in the front porch with the door open, on a busy main road, for the district nurse who administers her insulin, at all times, even late at night! The nurse has raised this as a safeguarding concern to social services.
We have found a nice care home and mum had a visit last week. She said she liked it and is keen to go (that is a blessing). However although her house would have to be sold, and social services have agreed to the deferred payment (we think so anyway), they are taking an age for the budget holder to sign off the budget? Is that for the deferred payment? I don’t quite understand it. Mum’s been getting quite upset as she wants to go there as soon as, and we’ve had more instances of her waiting in the porch with the front door open for hours, and it’s freezing, or phoning throughout the night. Also we are concerned that the care home won’t keep the bedroom available, that she’s seen.
Does the sale of the person with dementia’s house not cover the costs until it runs out, then social services pay after that plus we may need to pay a top up?
We have found a nice care home and mum had a visit last week. She said she liked it and is keen to go (that is a blessing). However although her house would have to be sold, and social services have agreed to the deferred payment (we think so anyway), they are taking an age for the budget holder to sign off the budget? Is that for the deferred payment? I don’t quite understand it. Mum’s been getting quite upset as she wants to go there as soon as, and we’ve had more instances of her waiting in the porch with the front door open for hours, and it’s freezing, or phoning throughout the night. Also we are concerned that the care home won’t keep the bedroom available, that she’s seen.
Does the sale of the person with dementia’s house not cover the costs until it runs out, then social services pay after that plus we may need to pay a top up?