Hi all
I am really hoping that someone can give me a bit of advice if possible please? I am posting on behalf of my nana who is a career for my grandad with Alzheimer’s. She is at the end of her tether and we have been trying to support her in moving my grandad to full time care. There are many issues, but I’ll start with the most recent. The Sw is newly qualified and hadn’t realised that the assessment in place was a care act assessment and not capacity. Consequently, a nursing needs assessment hasn’t been done either. I escalated this to Sw manager today, who told me to look at temp care homes and we have been told to look for emi nursing because of his meds / behaviour (some violence- not much but increasing). The issue is that 1) there aren’t many emi nursing homes near to us, and 2) they want assessments before they will consider even talking to us! Which will take time, which we don’t have! We are really concerned about her ability to cope for much longer and how / where to go- other than to escalate yet again on Monday! Does anyone have any advice please! I know we could go to a and e if in crisis / he becomes a risk to himself / her but that seems a waste of everyone’s time. Thank you in advance
I am really hoping that someone can give me a bit of advice if possible please? I am posting on behalf of my nana who is a career for my grandad with Alzheimer’s. She is at the end of her tether and we have been trying to support her in moving my grandad to full time care. There are many issues, but I’ll start with the most recent. The Sw is newly qualified and hadn’t realised that the assessment in place was a care act assessment and not capacity. Consequently, a nursing needs assessment hasn’t been done either. I escalated this to Sw manager today, who told me to look at temp care homes and we have been told to look for emi nursing because of his meds / behaviour (some violence- not much but increasing). The issue is that 1) there aren’t many emi nursing homes near to us, and 2) they want assessments before they will consider even talking to us! Which will take time, which we don’t have! We are really concerned about her ability to cope for much longer and how / where to go- other than to escalate yet again on Monday! Does anyone have any advice please! I know we could go to a and e if in crisis / he becomes a risk to himself / her but that seems a waste of everyone’s time. Thank you in advance