On Thu, 08 May 2008 15:55:25 +0100, Alang
wrote:
>>And where in that is there any suggestion that the *OP* is the person
>>wishing to avoid having her house taken?
>
>The OP is the person asking
On behalf of his mother.
It is often assumed that the impetus comes from greedy children who
want a share of the inheritance. That *can* be the case, but is as
likely to come from the elderly person who has made considerable
efforts and sacrifices to provide for their children or grandchildren,
and who become completely devastated when they see it all being
gobbled up by the system.
>>>>At the end of the day, the "baby sitting" is required due to a
>>>>*medical* condition.
>>>If that is the case then the care is free
>> - that's the entire point I've been making. The fact is that
>>the local authority/NHS will nevertheless tell the patient & relatives
>>that it must be paid for. IOW they routinely wriggle out of their
>>legal obligations. And most people pay up because they do not believe
>>that it is possible that everyone in those organisations would be
>>telling them an untruth.
>
>That is not the point that needed making.
>The point I made was that if the old one needed care where there was
>a risk of the local authority taking her home to pay for it then his
>solution was to look after her himself. Or get the grandchildren to do
>it.
Would you advocate the same for *any* medical condition that requires
care? A broken hip, perhaps?
>>>>There are plenty of people in hospital beds who
>>>>also merely require "baby sitting",
>>>name 3
>>Any person in a hospital bed who is receiving medical treatment that
>>could not be easily administered at home. Which has been the case
>>with nearly everyone I have ever visited in hospital at some stage of
>>their stay.
>And there are plenty of people who can be cared for at home with a
>little aid from the social services. Unfortunately most councils in
>England have started charging exorbitant rates for help that used to
>be free. Help that kept many in their own homes able to live a more
>normal life.
There is a duty upon the state to provide *adequate* medical care.
There is no duty to provide a *particular type* of care. If the
authorities decide to carry out their duty by placing the patient in a
hospital or care home rather than providing some specialist equipment
and maybe a regular health visitor to the home of the patient or the
patient's relatives, you cannot force them to change their mind.
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Cynic
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