Adaptions for newly wheelchair bound council tenant.
Hi all.
My first post.
My Daughters 2 bed ground floor flat isn’t suitable for her wheelchair as it won’t go round a hallway turn or through some of the doors.
the Council have offered her a small one bedroom bungalow which they will have to adapt at an unsafe location prone to crime, drugs, violence and ASB.
She has full time care, is she entitled to a second bedroom like she has had for the last 10 years. Hasn’t had to pay the spare bedroom charge.
Thanks.
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It very much depends on your local councils policy.
They all vary as to how a person qualifies for a second bedroom allocation to be used for care purposes, details of the allocation policy should be on your local councils website.
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If 24hr care is required then a 2nd bedroom for sleep-in carers becomes a medical necessity meaning all Councils will be duty bound to supply a two bedroom home.
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Thankyou.
When my Daughter finally gets a suitable property she is going to require nurses for the whole time she isn’t at overnight dialysis 3 times a week.
She has been an inpatient for over 300 days.
The Council are saying no entitlement even they gave her a 2 bed around 10 years ago. Her care needs weren’t so great but over time her health has sadly declined.
Has had dialysis for getting in for 10 years now.
prognosis isn’t great.1 -
If she is in Hospital, then you can explore her housing needs with the OT team, and/or the ward social worker. They can give their input to her landlord.
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These people have been but are being ignored by the allocations manager at the local authority. My Daughters GP is writing her a Letter to go to the local authority housing team, Our local Councillor, MP and Newspaper reporter.
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The thing is, housing can't be magicked out of thin air. Decades of under investment in council housing is a serious problem.
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That is true but that doesn’t answer my question!
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Sadly not all questions can be answered satisfactorily. GPs up and down the land are writing to councils, just look at recent news programmes about wee kids with asthma living in damp, mouldy housing, wheelchair users (i am one) restricted to where they can access in their own home, overcrowding etc.
I would recommend contacting one of your local councillors, maybe even the local paper.
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Thanks Chris.
I have done, MP too. Spoke to Reporter on Friday who has emailed the Council for a response on Friday but will only publish a story as last resort.
move been back to her flat and if a radiator was moved there is another 80mm available.
we are talking an hours work.
and that was when I moved one of my own.
we are getting mixed messages from the Council TBH.
mot makes sense to stay where she is than have all the stress of moving.0 -
The radiator in the hallway moved to left and the wheelchair which she was given wouod go round. This one with the hand driven wheels is wider than her one she uses for hospital transport that’s in hospital with her. She doesn’t need this wide a chair but was given it for free.
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I use a power chair with mid wheel drive. It is very manoeuvrable. I couldn't move a manual chair.
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Thanks Chris, are you able to share details of your chair as my daughter gets high rate PIP so should be able to lease a powered chair.
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Quickie Q700M.
There is a rear wheel drive - the best outdoors. Front wheel drive - more manoeuvrable than rear wheel, but can drive closer to counter tops etc ( I think it's pretty pointless a configuration). And my mid wheel, which can turn on a sixpence, and highly manoeuvrable.
When I got my chair from Motability, the local mobility shop to me, they were required to send out someone to assess my needs, plus a salesman from Sunrise Medical (They make quickie).
The representative from the mobility shop took a few measurements and asked about colours. The precise model i wanted to hire etc. The salesman had me out in the street for a test drive.
My model is a class 3, with lights, indicators, horn, one mirror ( i had to take the mirror off, as I kept banging it on door frames). I had it fixed pointing forward with a bolt, just like on a coach or truck, as it just vibrated out of position otherwise.
I have to admit, this top-of-the-range powerchair, with raise and tilt, it is nowhere near as comfortable a ride outdoors as my class 3 scooter. No wonder it comes with a seat belt!
I find it hard to keep my hand steady on the joystick, when negotiating the very common broken pavements and road surfaces. The castors on the mid wheel also require one to slow right down when bumping up at drop kerbs.
If I was leasing another chair today, I would of course get the mid wheel again, but I would get a more basic model, such as a Q500, or even just a Q300 for exclusively indoor use. I use my class 3 scooter for long distance with Gus, my Staffy. I was going to sell it, but a 9 mile run on the powerchair is just too uncomfortable.
There are of course many makes and models of powerchair, but my local mobility shop only like to deal with Sunrise Medical products, for their resale value ( Sterling scooters are made by Sunrise Medical too btw).
You could also have a look at Mobility Giant in Sevenoaks, where I bought my class 3 and boot scooters. The are apparently the largest stockist of second hand scooters and powerchairs in the UK. I bought both of mine at the same time via their website.
You get a 12 month warranty, and i found them no problem to deal with when my class 3 developed a fault. They honoured the warranty without a fuss. The very same mobility shop i lease my powerchair, they were dispatched to collect it, leaving me with a courtesy scooter.
I also have both scooters insured for breakdown and faults/ repairs. Mobility Giant encourage you to go with Mark Bates ( you get 1 month cover for free), but i have my insurance through Surewise, and they were half the price.
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