Reablement between 2 local authorities

Bee22hive

Hi there,

My father, recently deceased, was discharged from hospital into EMI residential care by a hospital social worker, despite us being told he needed EMI Nursing care. The social worker put the fear of God into us by telling us if we didn't find somewhere, he would just be kicked out of hospital and into a local place that sounded terrifying.

Dad had lived in one LA, but had always been to a GP in another LA with no issues ever. I found him a care home in his GP's LA where the staff knew him and as the Social Worker had said he needed EMI residential, he was sent there. It became immediately apparent that he needed EMI nursing care and another social worker found him a place in a nursing home in his own LA that met his needs well until he passed away recently.

We were told that on leaving hospital, we would not have to pay for the first 6 weeks of his care as this was classed as reablement, but now his own LA are charging us for that on the basis that the care home was in another LA. Their records state the hospital social worker advised us of this but I have no recollection of any such conversation ever taking place.

Can anyone help me? Thanks so much

sheramber

Not exactly the same but when my friend moved her father to be near her his LA had to agree to pay the father’s new LA care home fees.

The new LA did not take over the costs.

It appears your father’s LA are not prepared to cover the other LA ‘s fees.

elsien

Make a formal complaint would seem to be the only mechanism open to you.

Although you would need to doublecheck as well which discharge route he was under because some of them are health funded not local authority funded.