Anyone with experience of CHC funding?

Hi Livia

There is a fast tracked CHC process which the hospice or DNs should be able to help with. Sadly for my husband, it came through the day he died. 

I know its really hard to get through normal means. Its also worth asking the care home if they do it. My mums care home automatically applied for all of their patients and mum got 3 weeks before she died.

But I do also want to add that you are not responsible for paying care fees for your mum, and I would urge you not to go down that path. She should get a social care assessment before she leaves hospital, and if she hasnt got much savings, then they should fund her care. If she owns her own home they can count that as money but some care homes would take her in and be repaid once her house is sold. Possibly the council would be involved. I think this is called something like a deferred payment agreement so worth looking it up. But you would have to negotiate all that before her moving.

First call, wait until you speak to social worker and hospice nurse. Between them and hospital, they may have a better sense of how long your mum may have and whether she is eligible for fast tracked CHC because its a much quicker assessment. 

Im no expert by the way, just sharing experiences, others may have different exoeriences.

Thinking of you x

Hi Malengwa

Glad you found me on this forum. You’re right - I do need to speak to the hospice and social worker as first port of call. I’m just making panicky knee-jerk moves to feel I’m doing something - anything - to make things better for Mum. So I’m thrashing around blindly. And it’s the weekend so there’s no-one about to get to grips with my situation. 

I checked re the need to sell Mum’s house and the council seems to leave it 12 weeks before the value of the house is taken into account. 

I know I need to seriously calm down and be patient. I think Mum’s fall traumatised me as much as it did her! 

Im sure it did, it is traumatic. Do you do any deep breathing to calm you, or tapping. I did a tapping course and it does help a bit when I feel a full melt down coming on.

Keep us posted. Its good the council give you 12 weeks, at least to give you a little time. They must face this all the time. 

Well - I've never heard of tapping. Just looked it up! Thanks for the advice. Yes - I will keep you posted. Just preparing for the trek to the hospital. 

And by the way Malengwa - you do a marvellous job of replying to people on these forums. You make everything seem that little bit less lonely.