Hi all,
This is a first post on this site so please be gentle with me! My dad has dementia and just under 6 weeks ago suffered a fall at home, fracturing his left hip (he had only been out of hospital approximately 10 days having spent 3 weeks in the same hospital following a fall where he fractured his ribs).
Since my dad has been in hospital his dementia has significantly worsened, he is agressive, distressed, wants to go home and is generally very unpredictable amongst other things. Due to his dementia, rehab on his hib is slow to non existant, he cannot walk. Moves were put in place to place my dad in rehab and a bed was requested 9th December, i chased this up and following a conversation with the hospital social worker she suddenly decided that a CHC checklist should be done in view of my concerns around his mobility/agression. This was carried out - dont know when as the hospital has not informed us, I rang and was told it had been done and that dad had passed the criteria for the 2nd stage, Ive been continually chasing to be told that the extended assesment was done on Tuesday 5th - no contact from DLN who carried it out, daily chases from me until i got hold of him today, he has invited us in for a meeting tomorrow to provide our contibution to the assement and decide what care we want for my dad as they will need costings to place before the panel
From all my research i am not sure that this process has been followed correctlly, i have queried as my dad lacks mental capacity (not formally confirmed but sw and ward manager have cofnirmed to me separatly)-
Can someone confirm if this is normal practise? if it is what points do i need to cover when i go to the meeting with my mom tomorrow?
If its not, how do i challenge this? We dont have POA (grrr) and I am wanting to apply for Deputyship but am I right in thinking i cant do that until its confirmed he lacks capacity. I sensed that the DLN was looking to use the lack of POA against us
Many Many Thanks (sorry its so long!)
This is a first post on this site so please be gentle with me! My dad has dementia and just under 6 weeks ago suffered a fall at home, fracturing his left hip (he had only been out of hospital approximately 10 days having spent 3 weeks in the same hospital following a fall where he fractured his ribs).
Since my dad has been in hospital his dementia has significantly worsened, he is agressive, distressed, wants to go home and is generally very unpredictable amongst other things. Due to his dementia, rehab on his hib is slow to non existant, he cannot walk. Moves were put in place to place my dad in rehab and a bed was requested 9th December, i chased this up and following a conversation with the hospital social worker she suddenly decided that a CHC checklist should be done in view of my concerns around his mobility/agression. This was carried out - dont know when as the hospital has not informed us, I rang and was told it had been done and that dad had passed the criteria for the 2nd stage, Ive been continually chasing to be told that the extended assesment was done on Tuesday 5th - no contact from DLN who carried it out, daily chases from me until i got hold of him today, he has invited us in for a meeting tomorrow to provide our contibution to the assement and decide what care we want for my dad as they will need costings to place before the panel
From all my research i am not sure that this process has been followed correctlly, i have queried as my dad lacks mental capacity (not formally confirmed but sw and ward manager have cofnirmed to me separatly)-
Can someone confirm if this is normal practise? if it is what points do i need to cover when i go to the meeting with my mom tomorrow?
If its not, how do i challenge this? We dont have POA (grrr) and I am wanting to apply for Deputyship but am I right in thinking i cant do that until its confirmed he lacks capacity. I sensed that the DLN was looking to use the lack of POA against us
Many Many Thanks (sorry its so long!)