NHS Continuing Care Funding
The rules and guidance for NHS Continuing Care (CHC) funding are complex, but the funding can be very valuable, as the funding covers the whole of the assessed needs of the person, [...]
Issues that arise in assessment meetings
Issues that arise in assessment meetings I recently attended an assessment for NHS Continuing Care Funding, the person being assessed was an elderly person who had severe dementia and other healthcare [...]
Respite Care
Respite care I act for some people as their attorney or deputy, either where they don’t have family that can do it or they are not local. And a [...]
Managing the affairs of someone else – A professional appointment – financial affairs
Managing the affairs of someone else – A professional appointment – financial affairs Following on from my last blogs about managing the affairs of another person, what should the person [...]
Managing the affairs of someone else – Financial Affairs
Managing the affairs of someone else – Financial Affairs Following on from my last blog about managing the health and welfare decisions of another person, how do you manage the [...]
Caring for someone with a dementia
Caring for someone with a dementia There are lots of different kinds of dementia and they have slightly different presentations, but the key points about all dementias is that they [...]
Appeals
Appeals If an assessment has been unsuccessful, then it may be worthwhile appealing. There are 2 reasons for appeal, one is that the process has not been correctly followed and the other [...]
The Recommendation
NHS Continuing Care Funding – The Recommendation Having gone through the 11 named domains and the mop up clause of domain 12, the next part to consider is the recommendation. As [...]
The Domains – Domain 12
Domain 12 Domain 12 is the additional place to put something that has not already been covered by the first 11 domains (as there is no double scoring). There is no [...]
The Domains – Altered States of Consciousness (ASC)
Domain 11 – Altered States of Consciousness (ASC) This domain has an anomaly within it. The National Framework says that the diagnosis of any one condition is not the reason to [...]