CHC annual review

[NanBabs]

Just heard that we have an annual review for CHC next week at the nursing home. Has anyone had good - or bad - experience of this review ? I want to know what to expect and how to prepare as it was such a long battle to get it in the first place.

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[honjen43]

Calling Kevin_1! He will have answers and advice for you! I am no use - i don't live in UK.

Hope all goes well.

Hugs

Jen xxx

[NanBabs in reply to honjen43]

Thanks for the support Jen.xx

[Amilazy]

Hi had 3 with Margaret on whole just a check that she had not got any better but stress that it is a terminal condition which requires nursing. Good luck

[easterncedar in reply to Amilazy]

Hey, Tim. It has been a while. How are you doing? Time seems to have gone all rubbery for me - 7 weeks after my dear's death seems a long time, then it was just yesterday. It has been something like 6 months, I think, since your lovely Margaret left. I don't expect it gets better; I hope more manageable?

Love, ec

[Amilazy in reply to easterncedar]

Thanks EC hope you are getting over your loss and starting on your new life he will always be with you but would want you to live you own life now. I miss Margaret but the deep feeling of loss has started to lessen and now only hits at night if nothing on. Best wishes Tim

[NanBabs in reply to Amilazy]

Thanks Tim, more stress to cope with ! I just hope they will tell us their decision quickly as it was an 18 month battle to get it in the first place.

Although P has obviously deteriorated, he is easier to manage in some ways - he can no longer keep trying to get up (with constant falls resulting). However he barely speaks now, so anticipating his needs is imperative.

Thanks for the good wishes.

xx

[easterncedar in reply to NanBabs]

It's a hard stage you are in NanBabs, but you are so right, the end of constant falling does help. Hugs, ec

[NanBabs in reply to Amilazy]

Thank you, your support is very welcome !

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[Kevin_1]

Hi NanB

Treat is a normal CHC assessment.

They will do the DST again so the advice is look at the old one and complete a new one yourself if you are able.

Remember the golden rule... The assessment has to assume that no care is being given. So if you take impulsive behaviour as an example then assume you or the nurses were not there to put the bed sides up on the hospital bed.

I have seen a number of examples recently, and have been told by a CHC assessor too that when the person is bed bound and less able the risks and needs diminish and the person may no longer qualify. So go back to the golden rule above... That scenario is highly unlikely!

The fact you r loved one is in a nursing home already means you are on fairly safe ground. However there is a trend to giving the Nursing Care funding (?£80.00 a week?) and putting the rest of the care across to Social Services means tested care funding. This is happening more as budgets get squeezed. In other words go in fighting with evidence on every point on the DST score sheet as if no care or risk management was in place.

Good luck. I now I find these reviews stressful as hell.

For all of that I hope things are going as well as they might for both of you.

Warmly

Kevin

[NanBabs]

Thank you Kevin, it is as I suspected, in the lap of the Gods - again !

I will of course try to emphasise the level and complexity of the care P needs now but with their budgets in mind, I anticipate a struggle.

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