carers human rights
My patient - I am not going to refer to him as partner any more because that seems to put one into a straitjacket of responsibilities- has just been granted a day care place for one session a week. The social worker who interviewed me said I could not get respite care, or a sitter service or domestic help, or a referral to the charity Crossroads because I would not agree to haveing them assess my finances. I contacted the Alzheimer's Society about this, and here is the information I received:-
RE: legal challengeþ
From: Wilcox, Sara (swilcox@alzheimers.org.uk)
Sent: 10 January 2008 10:17:04
To: (me)
Social services ought not to be asking to assess your means under any circumstances, especially not with regard to Crossroads who are a voluntary organisation.
Regards,
Sara Wilcox
Legal and Welfare officer
Alzheimer's Society
Devon House, 58 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1JX
T: 020 7423 3530 F: 020 7423 3501
E:
swilcox@alzheimers.org.uk
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk
Leading the fight against dementia
So I will be complaining about the inadequate social service. Not sure whether to go first through official complaints procedure. On the whole, I think not, because I don't want them ticking boxes and circulating their pieces of paper to each other and wearing me out further. Best course for me, I think is to study the sites for which this thread had provided links then get some independent advice on how to go about demanding (no longer asking for) my rights. I imaagine my local Age Concern might be a good first stop and pointer to good legal help.