Hi All,
I am looking for a bit of advice regarding an appeal on NHS continuing care that is due on Thursday.
I am struggling with the "altered states of consciousness" section. My MIL is Stage 6 alzheimers. She is in a nursing home. She has days when the staff struggle to keep her awake on some days, on other days she is awake all day. It does not depend on whether she has slept the night before and you can never tell when this extreme sleepiness is going to occur.
On these occasions, staff have to put her back to bed. She is then very very difficult to rouse, to the degree where we have been asked to go and see her (normally this occurs when agency staff are working and they do not know my MIL therefore become more concerned that the regular staff).
No one seems to know the reason for this happening and put it down to the dementia (although she has cancer which is contained at present).
My question is, could we use this as an "Altered state of consciousness" or just use it within the extra section at the end of the assessment?
Any input would be gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Sunflower
I am looking for a bit of advice regarding an appeal on NHS continuing care that is due on Thursday.
I am struggling with the "altered states of consciousness" section. My MIL is Stage 6 alzheimers. She is in a nursing home. She has days when the staff struggle to keep her awake on some days, on other days she is awake all day. It does not depend on whether she has slept the night before and you can never tell when this extreme sleepiness is going to occur.
On these occasions, staff have to put her back to bed. She is then very very difficult to rouse, to the degree where we have been asked to go and see her (normally this occurs when agency staff are working and they do not know my MIL therefore become more concerned that the regular staff).
No one seems to know the reason for this happening and put it down to the dementia (although she has cancer which is contained at present).
My question is, could we use this as an "Altered state of consciousness" or just use it within the extra section at the end of the assessment?
Any input would be gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Sunflower