My wife`s sister was admitted to hospital in June last year after falling & breaking her elbow. Very soon after, she was diagnosed with dementia. She fell twice more after her elbow had healed. The hospital said that she would have to go into a nursing home. 2 or 3 nursing home representatives went to meetings to assess her but refused to take her due to her violent behaviour. At end of November, they rang my wife & said they had found a nursing home with dementia wing and would be transferring her the same day.
After she had been in a short time, my wife`s brother received an invoice for about £140 from the home. He rang the man who had been looking for a home and asked him about it. He said "Don`t pay anything. We are dealing with it".
Since then, he has received 2 further invoices,each for about £600. He has been in hospital for 4 weeks so far after having major surgery for cancer so my wife decided to ring the nursing home to say that these were being paid.
She was then told that soon she would have to pay the full amount of £900 per week.
She rang the man at the hospital but got no joy from him. I spoke to him & told him that her sister had been admitted to hospital 3 times in the last 2 weeks, one for cut head following a fall, one for suspected heart attack & one for extremely high blood pressure and hallucinations & should qualify for funding as her violent behaviour had got worse and she was attacking the nurses, doctors & ambulance drivers with her walking stick. I also asked if a full assessment had been carried out. He was very hesitant but said yes. He said that he would investigate funding & would ring me back yesterday but, of course he didn`t.
My wife & her brother have never attended any assessment meetings. All my wife has been told is that her sister is in the best place.
I am 72, wife`s brother is 70 & wife is 67 so we aren`t young & we don`t know what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
After she had been in a short time, my wife`s brother received an invoice for about £140 from the home. He rang the man who had been looking for a home and asked him about it. He said "Don`t pay anything. We are dealing with it".
Since then, he has received 2 further invoices,each for about £600. He has been in hospital for 4 weeks so far after having major surgery for cancer so my wife decided to ring the nursing home to say that these were being paid.
She was then told that soon she would have to pay the full amount of £900 per week.
She rang the man at the hospital but got no joy from him. I spoke to him & told him that her sister had been admitted to hospital 3 times in the last 2 weeks, one for cut head following a fall, one for suspected heart attack & one for extremely high blood pressure and hallucinations & should qualify for funding as her violent behaviour had got worse and she was attacking the nurses, doctors & ambulance drivers with her walking stick. I also asked if a full assessment had been carried out. He was very hesitant but said yes. He said that he would investigate funding & would ring me back yesterday but, of course he didn`t.
My wife & her brother have never attended any assessment meetings. All my wife has been told is that her sister is in the best place.
I am 72, wife`s brother is 70 & wife is 67 so we aren`t young & we don`t know what to do. Any help would be appreciated.
