Home care and late-evening calls

Ian_H
Ian_H Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
edited November 22 in Cerebral Palsy Network

Hello,

Are there any home care agency users out there who have "late" evening visits — i.e. 10:30?

I find it difficult to find a company that will come at a time I feel appropriate for my (middle) age. Anything after 9pm — 8pm with some — seems to be as if they're making a special allowance, and it's really restrictive.

Having recently completed a course with the London School of Journalism, I’m thinking about putting my experiences into a feature to raise awareness, as I can’t be the only one in this situation. On the flip-side, I don’t want the feature to be solely about me — or about me at all, preferably — so I'm seeking other views.

Please keep any replies quite general. Do not include any personal details or company names.

I look forward to reading your experiences.

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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,925 Online Community Programme Lead

    Hello @Ian_H.

    I don’t have any personal experience myself, but this is a really interesting topic and it sounds like there may be a real gap in the system. I hope you’re able to get some helpful responses. We'd love to hear how you get on so please keep us updated.

  • Ian_H
    Ian_H Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    Thanks for the comment. Bit quiet so far, but early days.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 2,463 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    @Richard_Scope, @Lucy_Scope and @SaraC_Scope, I'm wondering if you would be able to get any feedback about this from your members?

  • Lucy_Scope
    Lucy_Scope Posts: 169 Cerebral Palsy Network

    Hi Ian_H,

    Yes. Care visits can be restrictive. For example, we know of people who have to go to bed at 7 pm because that's the time of their evening care call. We can ask the question via our newsletter in December and on social media. What do you think?

    Best wishes,

    Lucy

     

  • PracticeWotUPreach
    PracticeWotUPreach Online Community Member Posts: 66 Contributor

    Hi @Ian_H

    I’ve had a similar experience. Many agencies seem to stop offering routine visits after around 7-8pm, and anything later is treated as unusual or “out of hours”, which isn’t very flexible for people who need support at a more appropriate bedtime. It definitely feels like there’s a gap in the system for those of us who don’t fit the early-evening model.
    I’d be interested to read your feature — it’s an issue that rarely gets talked about.

  • Ian_H
    Ian_H Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1085481#Comment_1085481

    Hi @Lucy_Scope ,

    Yes, if you could ask the question in the newsletter, I'd appreciate it. (It might be timely: what Christmas party ends at 7pm?)

    Thanks for the suggestion.

  • Ian_H
    Ian_H Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    Hi @PracticeWotUPreach

    Thanks for your input. I knew I wouldn't be alone. Let's see where the quest takes me…

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