On Tue, 6 May 2008 19:37:16 +0100, "Andy Pandy"
wrote:
>Apparently if she needs the care because of a medical condition, then
>the NHS have to pay. But they always try everything they can to avoid
>doing so.
That is true. However, the following is the easiest way to prevent
them lying:
Send a letter asking whether the elderly person is well enough to go
home. If they reply "yes" in writing, all well & good - take the
elderly person home.
If they reply that the elderly person would not be safe to care for
themself, that is of itself an admission that the elderly person
requires care due to a medical condition, but get from them a full
reason why the person is not fit to go home.
Beware - the authorities will attempt to reply either via telephone or
during a meeting. If you don't get what they say in writing, they
will later claim that they said something entirely different, and that
you must have "misunderstood".
They will also try to claim that you or the elderly person agreed to
go to and pay for private care. So long as they have nothing that has
been signed, they can claim that the Moon is made of blue cheese.
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Cynic
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