Hello all,
I have posted a few times on different threads and have had some helpful replies but am never sure if Im posting in the best place!
I have so much to think about and am really in the dark on so many issues.
Not wanting this to be a long, laborious post, I will keep it as simple as possible and to 1 question at once I think.
My dad was discharged from hospital into an 'assessment bed' at a care home. He had had a fall at home [lives with me] broke his hip, was told 6 weeks non weight bearing so not able to stay in hospital. He is a left arm amputee with very limited use of his right arm. Now 12 weeks on from the fall he cannot stand-never mind walk, needs hoisting all the time, cannot feed or toilet himself due to even more limited arm movement, has some memory loss/confusion but no formal diagnosis of dementia. I am thinking he may be eligible for continuous healthcare but read that its so difficult to get. Can anyone tell me, do you have to have a dementia diagnosis to have any chance of getting this and from the info I have given would it be worth applying. Also if so, who do I speak to to get the ball rolling. No-one suggested it before his discharge from hospital and I didn't know about it then.
Thanks in advance
I have posted a few times on different threads and have had some helpful replies but am never sure if Im posting in the best place!
I have so much to think about and am really in the dark on so many issues.
Not wanting this to be a long, laborious post, I will keep it as simple as possible and to 1 question at once I think.
My dad was discharged from hospital into an 'assessment bed' at a care home. He had had a fall at home [lives with me] broke his hip, was told 6 weeks non weight bearing so not able to stay in hospital. He is a left arm amputee with very limited use of his right arm. Now 12 weeks on from the fall he cannot stand-never mind walk, needs hoisting all the time, cannot feed or toilet himself due to even more limited arm movement, has some memory loss/confusion but no formal diagnosis of dementia. I am thinking he may be eligible for continuous healthcare but read that its so difficult to get. Can anyone tell me, do you have to have a dementia diagnosis to have any chance of getting this and from the info I have given would it be worth applying. Also if so, who do I speak to to get the ball rolling. No-one suggested it before his discharge from hospital and I didn't know about it then.
Thanks in advance