Hi
I’ve not been posting much after I lost Mum but now I have a question on behalf of a friend and need an urgent answer. I know that you will have the right answers for me.
My childhood friend’s Mum has Alzheimer’s and has just been diagnosed with a brain tumour. They have said she will palliative care only and will be fast tracked to a nursing home. They family have been told they will get £750 but will have to pay top up. They have already been asked to sign fast tract assessment paperwork. The hospital want to move on this ASAP.
Questions
I thought that as she is now being fast tracked she would/should get full CHC funding; are the council/hospital SW trying it On? I thought CHC was the same as NHS hospital care, not financial assessed and fully inclusive.
Have things changed in the last 5 years or so since I did this with Mum? If so what is new.
Can the family ask for a particular home? Sadly my friend’s Dad has also got Alzheimer’s and can’t cope with any noise so they need a quiet location so husband and wife can spend as much time together as possible.
I’m trying to supply as much information to the family before they get asked to sign nursing home paperwork etc.
Any help you can give will be very gratefully received.
I’ve not been posting much after I lost Mum but now I have a question on behalf of a friend and need an urgent answer. I know that you will have the right answers for me.
My childhood friend’s Mum has Alzheimer’s and has just been diagnosed with a brain tumour. They have said she will palliative care only and will be fast tracked to a nursing home. They family have been told they will get £750 but will have to pay top up. They have already been asked to sign fast tract assessment paperwork. The hospital want to move on this ASAP.
Questions
I thought that as she is now being fast tracked she would/should get full CHC funding; are the council/hospital SW trying it On? I thought CHC was the same as NHS hospital care, not financial assessed and fully inclusive.
Have things changed in the last 5 years or so since I did this with Mum? If so what is new.
Can the family ask for a particular home? Sadly my friend’s Dad has also got Alzheimer’s and can’t cope with any noise so they need a quiet location so husband and wife can spend as much time together as possible.
I’m trying to supply as much information to the family before they get asked to sign nursing home paperwork etc.
Any help you can give will be very gratefully received.