My Mum is currently doing "care" for their elderly Neighbour, should she be paid

SheffieldMan1976

The lady next door on the right lost her husband last year, and is more or less Housebound, and Mum is now going round 4 times a day at 8 AM, 12 PM, 16.00, and 8 PM to put her eye drops in.

The lady's family live too far away to come over and do it themselves.

My question is should Mum be paid by the LA as a carer? She used to get Carer's Allowance for me when I lived at Home full time, but it'll be 20 years in August since I moved out.

Answers on a post card.

Rachel_Scope

That's really kind of your mum to help her. Does your mum care for her in any other way? For Carer's Allowance, she would need to support her neighbour for 35 hours a week.

If the neighbour is housebound, they could get a Care Needs Assessment so they're getting the support they need. There's information here https://www.nhs.uk/social-care-and-support/help-from-social-services-and-charities/getting-a-needs-assessment/

ColonelBlink

Not all acts of kindness require payment, maybe your mum is happy to help this elderly woman?