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Jane10 Wed 04-Apr-18 14:37:05

gillybob I entirely agree with all you say.
We're in Scotland with the so called 'free personal care'! It just doesn't work.

gillybob Wed 04-Apr-18 14:12:33

What “system” grannyknot ?

The system that is so good that we all live much longer?
The system where no one seems to care For their own relatives any more?
The system where no one want to pay more tax?
The system that expects the young to pay for our care bills ?
The system where NI ends when you retire no matter how rich you are ?

I could go on .... but would get accused of “going on and on” again.

Luckygirl Wed 04-Apr-18 14:08:48

Misadventure - indeed so; perhaps we should set about re-inventing the wheel, since we know it works well.

OP - you need to contact SS and the agency to complain. SS will probably be paying fo0r it, and need to know they are not getting what they have bought, and the agency need a kick up the rear.

Care at home can work very well indeed IF it is done properly. How often does that happen now I wonder?

One 24 hours live-in carer for my Dad simply decided he had had enough and walked out - fine, if that's how he feels - but did he tell us?....No!

Grannyknot Wed 04-Apr-18 14:07:51

The effing "system" is what's to blame.

Grannyknot Wed 04-Apr-18 14:07:26

sad

It's a disgrace on society.

Jalima1108 Wed 04-Apr-18 14:00:35

and the system isn't coping now.

sorry, pressed post before I had finished.

nanaK54 Wed 04-Apr-18 14:00:07

Oh Jane10 that is so sad

gillybob Wed 04-Apr-18 14:00:04

Well my grandma spent her last couple of weeks in a hospice but at home before that iyswim .

Jalima1108 Wed 04-Apr-18 14:00:02

It's very worrying, more and more of us are reaching the age when we may need some help.

gillybob Wed 04-Apr-18 13:58:51

The situation us much different/harder than it used to be though. My dads neighbour and my own grandma lived at home until they died aged 99 ! That’s only 2 people that I know of.

gillybob Wed 04-Apr-18 13:57:10

I agree . Carers very underpaid and undervalued too. It can be very hard if someones off work at the last minute . The company has to fill the slot with few spare resources etc. Ending up with late or missed calls .

MissAdventure Wed 04-Apr-18 13:55:22

Home helps, paid a decent wage, and trained by the council, and with decent working conditions would be a good idea...
Oh, hang on...

FarNorth Wed 04-Apr-18 13:52:16

Yes, it's an appalling situation all round.

FarNorth Wed 04-Apr-18 13:51:15

Even "proper" carers can only do so much in the time they're allowed. And if there aren't enough carers to go round, because of sickness maybe, people get left out.

paddyann Wed 04-Apr-18 13:43:37

Part of the problem is that a lot of carers end up in the job because they cant get anything else..that they might be good at/enjoy.They count down the hours while they're there and are not looking forward to the next day.Many have no rapport with sick or old or disabled folk and no genuine wish to help .Perhaps if it was better paid work it might attract people who can properly "care".

Jane10 Wed 04-Apr-18 13:36:35

When my time comes I hope DD finds a nice home for me. I'd dread being left like this. I'd rather choose one for myself of course rather than wait for a crisis. Our poor old neighbour.sad

gillybob Wed 04-Apr-18 13:25:13

I had my suspicions about her son too .

Posted at length about it a while back . I think she would have gladly gone into a home but he ( the son) stopped it because he controlled her money . You should have heard him at her funeral too . I remember saying to my dad “I’m not religious by any means, but if there is a god, I’m sure he’s not taking this crap in”

gillybob Wed 04-Apr-18 13:16:00

My dads poor old neighbour was just like this Jane10 left to “carers” who often didn’t turn up . Very little food in the house and a son who despite living only a short distancec away didn’t seem to care . My dad and I often shopped for her ( rarely got paid) she would bang through the walls all times of the day and night for my dad to say carers hadn’t turned up, or she was cold, hungry etc. Poor soul was virtually blind too . Poor old lady ended her days very lonely.

OldMeg Wed 04-Apr-18 13:10:09

Sadly Jane that’s fairly standard ‘care’ these days.

Jane10 Wed 04-Apr-18 13:04:34

A gentle warning for those determined to stay in their own homes. Our elderly neighbour has been discharged home from hospital with a 'care package'. Her initial hospital admission was following a fall and lying all night.
Today another neighbour popped in to see how she was. The lady was sitting cold, confused and hungry in her kitchen. It was 11am. No carer had come. She hadn't had her medication and she was thoroughly miserable. She fell again last week and hurt herself but nothing broken.
She needs to be somewhere warm and well cared for. This current situation, due to her determination to remain at home, is cruel.