Advice desperately needed!!
Damn social worker is the Bain of my life!! Here.
Anyway, the story so far, requested financial assessment for direct payment, grandad ok at the time. Approved for 4 hours per day. Never got round to receiving it or organising our own care, grandad gets ill, I call for urgent help and was told because we were approved for d/p and I get c.a it was my problem!! So I cancelled the d/p meeting and ask for assessment. He assessed as "emi" and require nursing care. We disagreed, especially as the lead consultant at the hospital agreed with us!! So ask for another assessment, ok not nursing care anymore so cut out 60%of agency support we were receiving! Went from 2 at 10am 1 at 2pm 2 at 7 pm to 1 at 10am 1 at 7pm!! That's not 28 hours a week!!! Been arguing ever since, she rang me this morning and demanded to know what I did there all day!!!!
So my question is this... they agreed to 28 hours a week! Surely they should provide this! His condition is worse not better! Why is she fighting me over providing 15 hours a week?
My carers allowance seems to be causing mega problems and I've decided to cancel it!! They throw it in my face at least twice a day!!!! What kind of care package could my grandad get at home if he has no carer??
Do I have to justify exactly what I do at his house 9am-6pm every day or can ss tell me what hours they want me to do?
Thanks in advance!!!!
Damn social worker is the Bain of my life!! Here.
Anyway, the story so far, requested financial assessment for direct payment, grandad ok at the time. Approved for 4 hours per day. Never got round to receiving it or organising our own care, grandad gets ill, I call for urgent help and was told because we were approved for d/p and I get c.a it was my problem!! So I cancelled the d/p meeting and ask for assessment. He assessed as "emi" and require nursing care. We disagreed, especially as the lead consultant at the hospital agreed with us!! So ask for another assessment, ok not nursing care anymore so cut out 60%of agency support we were receiving! Went from 2 at 10am 1 at 2pm 2 at 7 pm to 1 at 10am 1 at 7pm!! That's not 28 hours a week!!! Been arguing ever since, she rang me this morning and demanded to know what I did there all day!!!!
So my question is this... they agreed to 28 hours a week! Surely they should provide this! His condition is worse not better! Why is she fighting me over providing 15 hours a week?
My carers allowance seems to be causing mega problems and I've decided to cancel it!! They throw it in my face at least twice a day!!!! What kind of care package could my grandad get at home if he has no carer??
Do I have to justify exactly what I do at his house 9am-6pm every day or can ss tell me what hours they want me to do?
Thanks in advance!!!!