I was badly advised and got only finicial POA for my mum she now has dementia and of course it could be harder..the only reason I wish I had got it is that I want to move her from the care home she is in to another specialist one. Her fees are paid by social services. I have had to move her twice once to inappropriate placement ( the other clients had worse dementia which upset her) and once from a "normal " care home which didnt meet her needs...I moved her to third home where there have been on going issues with poor personal care, inexperience in dealing with dementia and not enough stimulation ( random tv on evenings and weekends) no daily life skills etc...just not enough staff for someone with dementia..so after much trying and frustration trying to get things right I want to move her to a specialist unit. After 2 weeks following my call I am still on a list to get allocated a social worker and was told it could be months when I spoke to the manager. We have now missed out on an ideal room for my mum at the specialist home. I was told that until she has a soc worker there is nothing they can do..I cant even pay for an independent assessment according to them...any advice..I wouldnt move my mum a third time lightly, its been bad luck and lack of support and of course general poor standards and expectations about what people with dementia should get...but all I want is a specialist unit where she stands a better chance of getting proper input/care..why is it so difficult to get from a-b and no flexibility in the system to allow for doing things any other way such as with privately paid assessment...? Can I challenge soc services if I find that their waiting list standards say 2 weeks and they are saying months?! possibly....ok thanks everyone