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I am aware that every caree is entitled to a care needs assessment and free support / care (for 6 weeks when coming out of hospital) but what is a carer entitled to ?
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Wibbles said:I am aware that every caree is entitled to a care needs assessment and free support / care (for 6 weeks when coming out of hospital) but what is a carer entitled to ?
I was in hospital for 4 months, I was fed via a central line. Never got out of bed.
I was told that I would need round the clock care for the foreseeable future upon leaving hospital.
Neither myself or my carer (wife) had any assessment, no one came to our home to check on us.
We just struggled through it all.1 -
2oldcodgers said:Wibbles said:I am aware that every caree is entitled to a care needs assessment and free support / care (for 6 weeks when coming out of hospital) but what is a carer entitled to ?
I was in hospital for 4 months, I was fed via a central line. Never got out of bed.
I was told that I would need round the clock care for the foreseeable future upon leaving hospital.
Neither myself or my carer (wife) had any assessment, no one came to our home to check on us.
We just struggled through it all.I have already been refused a care needs assessment by my LA - on grounds that I have too much savings - this is wrong - EVERYONE is entitled to a care needs assessment !!And this is before I even go in to hospital - my LA tells me that the NHS will deal with it "as and when"This is affecting me negatively - because I want to know before I go in to hospital that everything will be set up and ready for my return home.0
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