Advice RE Respite care

elsien

The local authority will know what options there are.

MouldyOldDough

elsien said:

The local authority will know what options there are.

My LA are broke though 

Savvy_Sue

You won't know until you ask though. You may not be able to identify suitable places, but I know for example of one home which has a dementia wing, and a younger people's wing, and a general wing. 

Another possibility might be respite within your home.

All LAs are broke. As I said, you have to ask. 

MouldyOldDough

Savvy_Sue said:

You won't know until you ask though. You may not be able to identify suitable places, but I know for example of one home which has a dementia wing, and a younger people's wing, and a general wing. 

Another possibility might be respite within your home.

All LAs are broke. As I said, you have to ask. 

The fact that LA's are broke shouldn't change anything re Paying for it

If the rules/law says that it should be paid for by LA - then it will be

Savvy_Sue

MouldyOldDough said:

Savvy_Sue said:

You won't know until you ask though. You may not be able to identify suitable places, but I know for example of one home which has a dementia wing, and a younger people's wing, and a general wing. 

Another possibility might be respite within your home.

All LAs are broke. As I said, you have to ask. 

The fact that LA's are broke shouldn't change anything re Paying for it

If the rules/law says that it should be paid for by LA - then it will be

Precisely! I don't know what the law says about payment for respite care: I do know that if you want some, you'll have to start by asking for it. Perhaps I'm misreading, but you have seemed resistant to that suggestion, because you haven't been able to find anything suitable for you, or because you don't know if the LA will pay for it, or ... 

I found this for you: 

Councils will only pay for respite care for people who they've assessed as needing it following a needs assessment and carer's assessment. If you or the person you care for qualifies for respite care, the council will do a financial assessment to work out if it will pay towards it.

From https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/support-and-benefits-for-carers/carer-breaks-and-respite-care/#:~:text=Councils%20will%20only%20pay%20for,it%20will%20pay%20towards%20it.

Spoonie_Turtle

It is a very clear case of 'don't ask, won't be able to get'.

MouldyOldDough

What about for someone who has come out of hospital and the carer is unable to cope with looking after them ?

When the "patient" would be unable to survive on their own and the carer is in need of a lot of help ?

MouldyOldDough

Also - I was thinking about "patients" with personal health budgets - who pays then ?

Idpullthecurtain

MouldyOldDough said:

But not - if there's nowhere for me to stay ?

We are starting this process now with the Assessments.
I guess no-one ones until you go through that process.  We have been told is a 3 month wait for an assessment.  We filled our forms in weeks ago.

Even if theres no where for you to stay residential.  Maybe Homecare Workers could come in and help you?

Good luck!  I hope you get some help.

elsien

MouldyOldDough said:

What about for someone who has come out of hospital and the carer is unable to cope with looking after them ?

When the "patient" would be unable to survive on their own and the carer is in need of a lot of help ?

That should be considered before the patient is discharged from hospital as part of a safe discharge process and with the carer speaking up and saying "I can't do this" before the patient arrives back home.
However that is not your situation is it, so getting into a load of hypotheticals isn't really addressing your initial query.