Hello everyone. I've not been on here for quite some time but I originally joined this forum back in 2012 when I was having a horrendous time with my mum who had dementia. Mummy sadly died last October.
I am also the carer for my widowed aunt who lives in London but I live in Northern Ireland. At present I am flying over every few weeks. I'm whacking my head off a brick wall arguing with social services. A mistake was made on the POA 5 years ago. An incorrect date of birth was entered and not noticed. We are not working with a solicitor to get deputy ship. My aunt is well off so will be self funding. After much pleading the social worker did a home visit last Friday and agreed she does not have the capacity to manage her finances but is unwilling to say she lacks the capacity to decide if she should remain in her own home.
I am going round in circles. I have a care home bed waiting for her here in Northern Ireland but they cant take her without proof that she lacks capacity to be there. The social worker says it's up to the family to organise that. The social worker admitted that if there was no family they'd have stepped in by now. I live in fear of getting a phone call telling me something awful has happened. Can anyone advise me what I can do or who I can approach to get this proof of lack of capacity.
I am also the carer for my widowed aunt who lives in London but I live in Northern Ireland. At present I am flying over every few weeks. I'm whacking my head off a brick wall arguing with social services. A mistake was made on the POA 5 years ago. An incorrect date of birth was entered and not noticed. We are not working with a solicitor to get deputy ship. My aunt is well off so will be self funding. After much pleading the social worker did a home visit last Friday and agreed she does not have the capacity to manage her finances but is unwilling to say she lacks the capacity to decide if she should remain in her own home.
I am going round in circles. I have a care home bed waiting for her here in Northern Ireland but they cant take her without proof that she lacks capacity to be there. The social worker says it's up to the family to organise that. The social worker admitted that if there was no family they'd have stepped in by now. I live in fear of getting a phone call telling me something awful has happened. Can anyone advise me what I can do or who I can approach to get this proof of lack of capacity.