Neighbour with mental health problems - should we have been told and what can we do?

Erica_Norman

This lady is incredibly vulnerable..it certainly sounds as though she has dementia and should not be living alone, at the very least she should have a care package in place, if she is under the care of the Adult Mental Health team, I would telephone the emergency on call cpn next time you are concerned and hopefully they will come out and re asses her. Failing that as she is elderly contact Social Services, my main concern is this ladies safety as an ex mental health worker

1echidna

Erica_Norman wrote: »

This lady is incredibly vulnerable..it certainly sounds as though she has dementia and should not be living alone, at the very least she should have a care package in place, if she is under the care of the Adult Mental Health team, I would telephone the emergency on call cpn next time you are concerned and hopefully they will come out and re asses her. Failing that as she is elderly contact Social Services, my main concern is this ladies safety as an ex mental health worker

Sounds like you are assessing her from a few lines on an Internet board. Just what level of mental health worker were you?

lynzpower

1echidna wrote: »

Sounds like you are assessing her from a few lines on an Internet board. Just what level of mental health worker were you?

Anyone who has worked in social care would know that these are alarm bells.
The OP is clearly worried for this ladys welfare.

The OP who HAS seen her is very worried, and is asking for advice, its clear you have any agenda, but im not sure how that helps the op

Sarah_Beth

Im sorry I didnt know I had started a debate on mental health! I am not going to justify why I know she has a mental health problem as that was not the essence of the post and just because I am trying to sort this out does not mean I am not sympathetic to the lady.
If anyone would like to mail me any useful information I would be very grateful, otherwise many thanks for some of the information.

Erica_Norman

1echidna wrote: »

Sounds like you are assessing her from a few lines on an Internet board. Just what level of mental health worker were you?

I am an ex mental health nurse who worked with elderly patients with dementia and mental health problems..naturally I havent seen the lady so can only comment from what the op has said..but in any circumstance..you dont need to be a mental health worker/nurse to see that this lady probably needs more care than she is currently getting.

Erica_Norman

lynzpower wrote: »

Anyone who has worked in social care would know that these are alarm bells.
The OP is clearly worried for this ladys welfare.

The OP who HAS seen her is very worried, and is asking for advice, its clear you have any agenda, but im not sure how that helps the op

The OP is asking for help with her problem and the main issue is that this lady (her neighbour) potentially needs more help, hopefully this can be sought for the lady so that this lady is no longer vulnerable and the OP does not feel so concerned and can hopefully live more peacefully in her own home

Erica_Norman

In response to the original question..if the people who sold the house to you..had problems with their neighbour, then yes they should have told you..the only re course you would have I guess is if there are records of complaints having been placed against the neighbour..

pinkshoes

Sarah_Beth wrote: »

Anyway the other neighbours have had this for 15 years and have gone through mental health team, police, social workers but to no avail.

So this woman has obviously lived there a long time...

The first thing you should do is see how long the house was owned before you bought it.

If they lived there for several years, then perhaps the woman wasn't a problem for them? If they bought and sold just a year later, then that would imply that it WAS a problem, and they perhaps should have mentioned it.

Or perhaps they didn't make an issue out of it, as they didn't want it appearing on any sort of record when they sold?

Fire_Fox

What about contacting the local branch of one of the mental health charities? If this lady isn't able to keep her home clean then she isn't coping with her condition and isn't completely stable on whatever medication she is prescribed.

As a general point I would keep a diary of this lady's actions and express all your concerns about her welfare in writing, asking for a written response.

peachyprice

lynzpower wrote: »

Anyone who has worked in social care would know that these are alarm bells.
The OP is clearly worried for this ladys welfare.

No, the OP is concerned about not being advised that there was such a neighbour, and concerned that there will be a written record when she tries to sell. Quite different to being concerned for her welfare.

OP, unless your solicitor asked the specific question 'Have you had any trouble with your neighbours' I doubt there is little you can do, they haven't lied.