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Advice Please
ricke17
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Hi fellow MSE's!
I need some advice and thought I'd post in this forum - I am not too sure if this is the correct forum to post in so please bear with me.
My mum has recently passed away and my ageing father (who has Parkinson's Disease) requires 24hr care which was provided by my late mother.
He has a social worker and they do not offer any more care than what they offer at the moment, which is two visits a day (AM&PM) of 1/2hr per visit. They say that the only option is emergency respite care and then a financial assessment, which I figure will be to sell the house, all his assets and loss of his money to pay for residential care.
Myself, my brothers and dad do not want this and our only other option is to fund care with the financial assistance of dad for him which is almost £6000 a month.
Any ideas about what we can do in terms of him not having to lose his house?
Can we get him to sign the house over to us? Can we move in so the house cannot be sold? Can we take legal action in terms of dad's wishes not being adhered to?
Any advice would be very useful.
Rick.
I need some advice and thought I'd post in this forum - I am not too sure if this is the correct forum to post in so please bear with me.
My mum has recently passed away and my ageing father (who has Parkinson's Disease) requires 24hr care which was provided by my late mother.
He has a social worker and they do not offer any more care than what they offer at the moment, which is two visits a day (AM&PM) of 1/2hr per visit. They say that the only option is emergency respite care and then a financial assessment, which I figure will be to sell the house, all his assets and loss of his money to pay for residential care.
Myself, my brothers and dad do not want this and our only other option is to fund care with the financial assistance of dad for him which is almost £6000 a month.
Any ideas about what we can do in terms of him not having to lose his house?
Can we get him to sign the house over to us? Can we move in so the house cannot be sold? Can we take legal action in terms of dad's wishes not being adhered to?
Any advice would be very useful.
Rick.
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try the benefits board0
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Your dad could move in with you.
or one of you could move in and provide the care he needs - 24 hrs a day. There are some benefits available but it's incredibly stressful and you may feel after a short time that it's not something you can do.
If none of you are prepared to move in - then a care home is the best option. He'll be looked after by qualified staff and there's nothing to stop you taking him out for the day or having him at your home.
You could do a rota with your family to ensure he's visited all day and night... but again demanding.0
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