Help for my Mum

Mojisola

Jackieboy wrote: »

I wasn't querying whether he actually gets the care but the fact that you stated that he doesn't now need it - "now that his drugs are sorted out, he can look after himself very well, needs no personal care etc. " If that's the case then he's no longer eligible for AA and should withdraw his claim.

If he needs someone to make sure that he takes the right drugs at the right time, he would still be eligible.

merrydance

Yes my mum makes sure he takes all of his 26 tablets per day when he's meant to. Other than that he in quite good shape, washes and dresses himself, makes the dinner, goes out with my step sister shopping.

Jackieboy

Mojisola wrote: »

If he needs someone to make sure that he takes the right drugs at the right time, he would still be eligible.

I think that's pushing it a bit - I doubt a new claim for AA would succeed on that basis.

Lu_Lu

Pollycat wrote: »

You could also consider contacting AGE UK - either at a local branch or online. They help with claiming benefits.

I would recommend that you & your Mum put all her details into one of the benefit checkers - I provided a link in one of my posts above - it will give you an idea of what she might be able to claim.
Ditto for your Gran - just in case she's not getting everything she's entitled to.

I always find it's better to go into a meeting forearmed with a little knowledge.

I did this today and it was looking like £110 per week for mum and grandma is getting everything already. There is no was she would get AA or careers allowance as grandma completely looks after herself and mum doesn't need to do anything for her. However, I am going to broach the subject of grandma contributing more for a short time financially.

Mum has been to sign on for JSA today and said she met a lovely lady who was confident she would find a job quickly. I really hope she is right but want to be prepared should we need to explore other options. I am going to try to persuade her to do a detailed soa with me too, but don't want to butt in too much as this is very hard for her.

I really appreciate the time you have all taken to respond.

Mojisola

merrydance wrote: »

My step-father claims the higher rate for stage I Alzheimers, now that his drugs are sorted out, he can look after himself very well, needs no personal care etc.

merrydance wrote: »

Yes my mum makes sure he takes all of his 26 tablets per day when he's meant to. Other than that he in quite good shape, washes and dresses himself, makes the dinner, goes out with my step sister shopping.

Jackieboy wrote: »

I think that's pushing it a bit - I doubt a new claim for AA would succeed on that basis.

He's only able to look after himself if someone else makes sure he takes his 26 tablets throughout the day. If he didn't have that supervision, he would deteriorate and not be able to do what he can do.

I know people who have been given AA for that reason.

Whether he's really entitled to the night-time element of AA is questionable.