[Irenec]

Has anyone applied for and had any luck getting funding for a CONTINUING CARE PACKAGE from there local PCT?

If so please get in touch, as I am trying but seem to be hitting a lot of brick walls.

Thankyou
Irenec

This post has been edited by Irenec: 21 February 2007 - 12:41 PM

[elisabeth]

It seems like the universal problem, doesn't it? I wish I could help but I don't live in the UK. However, to get my care package I went to my local Member of Parliament and asked for suggestions and letters of support for a few applications. That really helped.

[Irenec]

elisabeth, on Feb 22 2007, 07:28 AM, said:

It seems like the universal problem, doesn't it? I wish I could help but I don't live in the UK. However, to get my care package I went to my local Member of Parliament and asked for suggestions and letters of support for a few applications. That really helped.

Thankyou for replying,
You say that you do not live in the UK,The place where you do live, do they have the same system
assessing people for care?
Irenec

[charol9095]

being a Cdn newbie, perhaps you could tell me what a continuing care package is. Does it have anything to do with monies and aide received while being disabled?
I've often wondered who had the highest living standard for people in chairs. If this has nothing to do with anything, I'll crawl back into my bed!

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charol9095, on Feb 23 2007, 07:56 PM, said:

being a Cdn newbie, perhaps you could tell me what a continuing care package is. Does it have anything to do with monies and aide received while being disabled?
I've often wondered who had the highest living standard for people in chairs. If this has nothing to do with anything, I'll crawl back into my bed!

Definition – “Continuing Care” means care provided over an extended period of time, or for episodes of time, to a person aged 18 or over, to meet physical or mental health needs which have arisen as a result of disability, accident or illness. It may require services from the NHS and/or social care and may be provided in a range of settings including a hospital, care home or a person’s own home.

The aim of continuing care is to provide the right long term support to clients, to maximise their health and quality of life, prevent deterioration and where appropriate to promote independence.

Continuing care that takes the form of a package of care solely arranged and funded by the NHS is known as 100% NHS funded continuing care. People whose health needs do not meet the criteria for 100% funding may still have continuing health care needs that require a package of services from the NHS and local authority. This is known as Continuing Health and Social Care.

[elisabeth]

Where I am it varies from state to state, but generally you get assessed and are only "lucky" to get a continuing care package. Many people must go without and have their families do their care or live in a nursing home. I seriously recommend just nagging, nagging and nagging. I went through hell to get my care package because every social worker in my rehab centre told me I would not get it and expected a quadriplegic of my level to survive on eight hours of care per week with my family doing the rest, I would seriously prefer a nursing home than being reliant on my family for care. At least now one day I will be able to move out again most likely and live independently. My recommendation is to not leave rehab until you have a continuing care package, no matter what the rehab centre says. If they try to kick you out call the media, but anyway try to get the support of your local member of Parliament while making your application for care, once the authorities know a politician is looking over the process they tend to be more attentive