I'm new here but I have gained great comfort and wisdom from following the threads.
My mother is 90 in a NH and is self funding. She doesn't realise she has dementia or why she needs to be looked after. For a variety of reasons we are at the point of thinking about transferring her to a home nearer me or my sister. She is also getting nearer needing to be in a more specialised unit.
My question is how do you get round paying fees for two homes. If we give notice to the place she is in at present too soon she will be without care, if we leave it till a place becomes available at another home we will be paying what seems to be a wasted £3K as nearly all homes seem to have a month's notice policy. In a way I wish the home she is in at present would say that it is no longer suitable. How have others coped with this predicament?
Many thanks
My mother is 90 in a NH and is self funding. She doesn't realise she has dementia or why she needs to be looked after. For a variety of reasons we are at the point of thinking about transferring her to a home nearer me or my sister. She is also getting nearer needing to be in a more specialised unit.
My question is how do you get round paying fees for two homes. If we give notice to the place she is in at present too soon she will be without care, if we leave it till a place becomes available at another home we will be paying what seems to be a wasted £3K as nearly all homes seem to have a month's notice policy. In a way I wish the home she is in at present would say that it is no longer suitable. How have others coped with this predicament?
Many thanks