Elderly relative coming out of hospital wants to live at home what support

Flugelhorn

DS1500 is the form that fastracks some funding 

Morglin

Flugelhorn said:

DS1500 is the form that fastracks some funding 

Yes, for terminal prognosis, it fast tracks claims to the DWP,  for PIP/AA.

Hospital social workers/OTs usually sort out discharge care needs.

https://www.gov.uk/terminal-illness-benefits

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/how-to-claim-if-terminally-ill/

sassyblue

Tigsteroonie said:

Try to insist that he is not discharged from hospital without a full care plan in place. As well as contacting the local council, the hospital should also be able to direct you to the appropriate people to speak with regarding a care plan - ask their PALS team if the ward nurses cannot help.

This information sheet from AgeUK may help:
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs37_hospital_discharge_fcs.pdf

My sister is a Discharge Planner, I would have thought at his age and with cancer he would definitely be seen and not discharged from hospital until a plan is in place.

OP, if someone from social services comes to do an assessment on the amount of care you need you have to play the situation up as much as possible. There’s not enough money in social care and they will often not recommend enough hours. Once the assessment is done it’s too late.

macmillan were great with my mother in law as is Marie curie but it depends what help is available in your area especially with covid restrictions.