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I'm so mad From
helenc
in Life with care
(756 days old)
Social Worker came yesterday and she's cut my care again, I'm now down 2 15 & half hrs of care per week & i'm not meant 2 do food shopping on a take-out call; plus they r only allowing an hour… more
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Carers From
helenc
in Life with care
(846 days old)
Why do they all av big gobs? They talk, talk, talk and its drives me mad and they love 2 share there problems wiv u; get a life. Do ur job and leave me alone, i'm not interested. i don't want 2 be ur … more
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Update From
helenc
in Life with care
(1060 days old)
Hi all, Just thought u wud like 2 know we've been giving the grant 4 the adaptations 2 be done on the house, we've only waited 10months. They r coming 2 put the door entry system on tomorrow and d… more
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Some good news. From
helenc
in Life with care
(1060 days old)
Hi all, Just thought u wud like 2 know we've been giving the grant 4 the adaptations 2 be done on the house, we've only waited 10months. They r coming 2 put the door entry system on tomorrow and d… more
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Will we ever............... From
helenc
in Life with care
(1128 days old)
Will we ever understand Social Service, they r taking me off Direct Payments where I have 2 staff who cover the work between them and putting me with an agency who they r paying 4. But you only get 1 … more
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Some good to come out. From
helenc
in Life with care
(1145 days old)
There is some good 2 come out of this, as instead of having the 44hrs per week of care at home; they r just gonna give me 24hrs per week. But they r trying 2 get me in2 some sort of work placements wh… more
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An email Aidan sent to Social Services From
helenc
in Life with care
(1156 days old)
Hi Pauline, I have just sent Shirley Laverick this e-mail. She sent us the sheets last week and wants them back next Monday; what the hell was she doing for the previous 2 weeks since your visit? I … more
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A letter. From
helenc
in Life with care
(1157 days old)
Just had a letter from social services, saying they want all the reciept in by next Monday; i mean how r u meant do this. Aidan's working, i have 1 carer on holiday and my other carer is only doing 3 … more
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Social Worker From
helenc
in Life with care
(1163 days old)
Well the Social worker came and she seemed very nice, and she did seem 2 take alot more notice of wot i was saying, needed & wanted; she also did a review on wot Aidan can & can't do 4 himself… more
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Tomorrow From
helenc
in Life with care
(1164 days old)
The new Social worker's coming tomorrow 2 do the review 4 my hours and care plan, so which us luck on getting more than 29 and a half hrs; i've cum 2 the conclusion if i loose direct payments its not … more
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Angry. From
helenc
in Life with care
(1210 days old)
Apparantly in about 6 weeks i am going 2 loose direct payments all 2gether, the reason they r giving is that i am not spending the money the right way; even though they told me i cud use it 2 pay 4 a … more
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Things just get better, From
helenc
in Life with care
(1375 days old)
Aidan went 2 work this morning and Lindy phoned asking if she cud take Wednesday off as a holiday as the plaster in coming 2 do her roof; but me being caught of guard I just said yes. But then I said … more
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Back to square one From
helenc
in Life with care
(1377 days old)
Told you that i had a carer off sick for 3 weeks, well now i have another one off; she did say she wud come in. But like i said 2 her, u can't really cum in with a broken foot; can u? It's hard enough… more
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A carer at the moment. From
helenc
in Life with care
(1378 days old)
I've got this carer called Lindi, she's been with me about four years now; she did leave once as the rota wasn't going her way. But she soon came back when she realized that she wouldn't get as good h… more
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Needing care sometimes....................... From
helenc
in Life with care
(1425 days old)
can really be the worst thing about being disabled. My reasons go like this, carer's always expect you to be happy even if you do feel like s***. Most of them what to be your best mate, even t… more
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