Nursing home neglect

chesky

Don't get in a tizzy Ambre, there's always at least one who can't resist a sarky quip.

margaretclare

I should imagine a few grand WOULD make her life more comfortable! She'd be able to move out of that awful place for a start, go somewhere decent.

insured

Whilst it is true that any compensation received by your aunt would be classed as capital, you could ask that any compensation could be paid into a trust. PI lawyers are very used to this sort of request.
It means that although your aunt would be the main beneficiary of the trust, she would not be regarded as owning this for benefit purposes.
Otherwise, given your aunt is already being funded by the council, the compensation would be of limited benefit.
The advantage of a PI trust would be that she would be able to move into a more expensive home. The council would pay up to their ceiling, and the trust could top up any shortfall. It could also be used for her benefit to purchase things that would make her life more comfortable.
I used to have a client who was in a residential home. She was self funding as she was extremely wealthy. She did not want to move back to her home but the home had limited resources in terms of staff. I had power of attorney for her so I paid for someone to visit her once a day to take her out, sit and talk to her, or whatever she wanted. The client loved the individual attention but still had the companionship and support of residential care.
Expensive, but worth it.

ILW

Ambre_Solaire wrote: »

"Just wondered what the point of the exercise is. Is a few grand going to make her life more comfortable?"

Unbelievable ILW ! We are taking legal action after Social Services confirmed that "Neglect suffered by my Aunt had been substantiated" The Care Home being run by one of the largest Providers in the country allowed my Aunt to suffer for 10 days with a leg fractured in 2 places, they had her walking around on on zimmer frame ! There are many 80+ year old people in the same home, who do not have family to fight for them. We want the staff responsible to be made accountable for the neglect my Aunt suffered and as a result nearly died from additional complications

Yes "a few grand" would make an elderly lady's life more comfortable
Lets hope you never find yourself alone in a care home where the elderly are neglected and people have the same attitude as you !

My first priority would be to get her moved, then possibly start looking for compo.

pollypenny

If the home has to pay substantial compensation, they might be a bit more careful next time and safe distress to another elderly person.

But get her out of there ASAP!

Ambre_Solaire

ILW

"My first priority would be to get her moved, then possibly start looking for compo"


Our first priority was moving my Aunt out of the "Care Home". When she went to A&E in February, she never returned to the "Care Home"

We are not "looking for compo" !

Please do not reply to my thread !

Ambre_Solaire

insured

Many thanks for your words of wisdom. It is a daunting task, "taking on" one of the largest providers of care in the UK,but after reading numerous reports of the deaths of elderly people in their care homes as a result of neglect which were substantiated, we cannot ignore it.

Errata

Ambre_Solaire wrote: »

Our first priority was moving my Aunt out of the "Care Home". When she went to A&E in February, she never returned to the "Care Home"

We are not "looking for compo" !

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Why not take the providers for all the compensation you can get for your aunt? It could make a great deal of difference to her life.

whitesatin

pelirocco wrote: »

It can do , the quality of care homes varies a lot , and unsurprisingly is quite often linked to the amount of money you have to spend

Maybe that is true but, thankfully, not always. My 95 year old mum is so well cared for in the council run care home is is in. Obviously she pays almost all her income but that is a small price to pay for peace of mind that she is well cared for. I would have no hesitation in recommending this particular (Glasgow) care home. The staff face daily challenges but remain caring and cheerful, what more could you ask for?

agrinnall

Ambre_Solaire wrote: »

We are not "looking for compo" !

But surely that is exactly what you are doing? Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with seeking compensation in this instance, but I don't see the point of you denying it when it's central to the whole thread.