I haven't posted for ages, my mother's been in her own personal limbo for nearly seven years, but and by and large my father (now in his late 80s) has coped with some additional weekday help. Since my last visit three weeks ago, she has deteriorated fast, and residential care is now the only option. I plan to visit this coming Friday, but am now wondering if I can resolve things as quickly as I had hoped.
The care home I have in mind mentioned Funded Nursing Care - my parents are on paper well-off enough to fund her care in full - as being available to all, but how to we go about applying? I have limitted time when in the UK and am generally only there from Friday afternoon until Sunday. Can the care home apply, or do I need to do this on her behalf and is there anything I should be watching for? My mother has no social worker assigned to her and her GP is close to hopeless. We have exercised an EPA.
The care home mentions on their web site that they like to assess the patient's needs (probably not the PC word to use) before admission - how long should I allow for the admissions process? Do I need to go for an emergency admission? Ought I to attend this assessment?
Thanks for any insight / help.
Suzy
The care home I have in mind mentioned Funded Nursing Care - my parents are on paper well-off enough to fund her care in full - as being available to all, but how to we go about applying? I have limitted time when in the UK and am generally only there from Friday afternoon until Sunday. Can the care home apply, or do I need to do this on her behalf and is there anything I should be watching for? My mother has no social worker assigned to her and her GP is close to hopeless. We have exercised an EPA.
The care home mentions on their web site that they like to assess the patient's needs (probably not the PC word to use) before admission - how long should I allow for the admissions process? Do I need to go for an emergency admission? Ought I to attend this assessment?
Thanks for any insight / help.
Suzy