NHS CHC query

Pearl12

Hi

Wondered if someone could help. My mum had an accident and ended up in hospital, she has broken ribs, paraylsed arm with nerve damage and shoulder damage. Her mobility is non existent, she has dementia and alzhemiers's due to small blood vessel disease, has suffered severe depression and has incontinence.

She is still in hospital and is just starting to be processed for discharge. How do I start the NHS continuing health care assessment for her, can I ask for a checklist to be done and a discharge 2 assessment (D2A).

Many Thanks

elsien

Talk to the discharge team in the hospital because processes vary between areas.
Is your mum looking to return home with support or is that one of the decisions that still needs to be made?
Where I am it is more common for people to go to a short-term (4-6 week) nursing home bed for the D2A assessment although the hospital start that process off with the checklist. They used to do the full process in hospital, but that just caused too much bed blocking,
Ask the ward staff if you can’t get hold of the discharge team.

GrubbyGirl_2

It is mandatory that anyone who requires ongoing care should have a checklist done before discharge from hospital (or the step down bed if they use those).  It very much sounds like she would check in for a full CHC assessment as the threshold is quite low.  You can download the documents they use here and see how she scores

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-framework-for-nhs-continuing-healthcare-and-nhs-funded-nursing-care

Please be aware though, it is very difficult to get NHS CHC.  Just because she may check in for an assessment it's a different ball game to qualify for funding.  It's a complex area.  Don't be tempted to employ one of the law firms you see advertise on TV, they will take thousands in fees from you with no guarantee you'll get CHC.