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Home Help for my Dad

ifonlythelonely

Hi,

I was hoping someone could help point me in the right direction &/or give me some advice on my situation. My dad lives alone in a semi detached house but it's getting to the stage now where he cannot look after himself.

He is unable to wash himself fully as he can't get in & out the shower/bath. My main question was who do I go to for home help? Is there a government funded scheme? I couldn't see one from my research. I'm looking for someone who will be able to come out to him a few times a week to help with washing etc.

He currently receives Attendance Allowance & I get Carers Allowance.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

L

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poppy123456

First you need to refer him for a needs assessment from his Local Authority. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/help-from-social-services-and-charities/getting-a-needs-assessment/ There could be a long waiting list for this.

Once that is done it will determine if there's any help they can provide. If there is he will need to have a financial assessment, which will determine how much he needs to pay towards this help.

ifonlythelonely

poppy123456 said:

First you need to refer him for a needs assessment from his Local Authority. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/help-from-social-services-and-charities/getting-a-needs-assessment/ There could be a long waiting list for this.

Once that is done it will determine if there's any help they can provide. If there is he will need to have a financial assessment, which will determine how much he needs to pay towards this help.

Thanks for your reply. Will having a needs assessment affect my dad's Attendance Allowance or my Carers Allowance payments at all do you know?

poppy123456

No, not at all.

ifonlythelonely

poppy123456 said:

No, not at all.

Thanks very much. Just what I needed to know. I will look into signing him up for a needs assessment then.

evephilips

Hi ive just read your post regarding a needs assessment for your dad. Could you tell me did this affect your carers allowance and your dads attendance allowance, as i am in the same situation?

ifonlythelonely

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1027981#Comment_1027981

Hi there,

No it didn't affect either of those for me personally. I don't know enough about this to guarantee everyone is the same as I'm sure they're not. But for me no it didn't affect my payments.

I applied via my local council website. They sent someone round for the Needs Assessment made some notes and then a week or so later came back to add a few things round the house for my dad (rails) etc.

Hope this helps you 🙂

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