Hi all. Can anybody explain the difference between social. funding and health? Long story short, I needed a break from mum. Went to care home who failed her dreadfully. Brought her home again, had an emergency assessment done and been told the grant for mum yearly will £950 for carers! Had to set up direct payment etc and told I would have choice of mums carers. That,s not happened but ok with it but I nearly fainted at cost of sitters etc. Told I could leave her at home and keypad could be put outside and carers would call 3 times a day and that way I could sleep at my own home. Then to be granted £950 a year for care at home when it would be thousands in care I just don,t follow the reasoning. It won,t even cover the cost of the day centre yearly. Mum worked all her days bringing the family up alone and I just think she deserves more. Maybe I,m being naive but I,ve never had to deal with all this 'stuff' and my head is left spinning. Shocked at suggestion of leaving mum in alone, if she could cope she would be alone!! You,d be arrested for leaving a child or an animal unattended so why is it someone who has dementia who is vunerable is allowed to be locked in...... Rant Rant Rant. Maybe I,ll read this tomorrow to see if I,ve made sense. Hopefully someone will answer my rant. Thinking of all carers x