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<blockquote data-quote="Spiral" data-source="post: 79481" data-attributes="member: 19371"><p>To get help from the NHS or local authority the first step is to get a Carers Act Assessment if you have not already had one. You might want to mention the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 and the Carers and Disabled Children's Act 2000. It is this second piece of legislation that recognises your right to an assessment (and support) even if the person you look after refuses help.</p><p></p><p>The person you look after cannot be "locked up" in either a secure mental hospital or a psychiatric unit (either for adults between 18-65 or people over 65) for respite care. To be admitted to a psychiatric hospital they must need assessment or treatment. Respite includes support and sitting services at home as well as care homes.</p><p></p><p>If the person you look has a regular social worker they are probably on an enhanced CPA (Care Program Approach). If this is the case, you might simply refer the social worker to Standard 6 of the National Service Framework for Mental Health. As a carer, your needs should be reviewed at least annually and come with paperwork including a written care plan for you. </p><p></p><p>Informal carers save the statutory authorities oodles of money and there are all kinds of services and support for them. However, this does sometimes hang on you asking the right questions - I remember one carer saying "how can I ask for it if I don't know it exists". This is so true :? </p><p></p><p>However, this link <a href="http://www.carers.org/articles/carers-assessment,94,CA.html" target="_blank">http://www.carers.org/articles/carers-assessment,94,CA.html</a> will direct you to very sound information and advice. My local carers centre will provide a sitting service to help carers get to their drop-ins and support services. </p><p></p><p>However, caring can creep up on you very slowly and I know that people often underplay or make-light of what they do and they don't ask for the help they need. It might be worth thinking about how you phrase something when you talk to people who can help you. </p><p></p><p>You also need to talk about how things are on your worst days and mention the things that you have not done because of your caring responsibilities - the NHS and social services like things they can count! - especially if these things are related to your health and how you manage your diabetes. </p><p></p><p>What would happen to the person you look after if you were not there to do what it is that you do? This is something you should ask the social worker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spiral, post: 79481, member: 19371"] To get help from the NHS or local authority the first step is to get a Carers Act Assessment if you have not already had one. You might want to mention the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 and the Carers and Disabled Children's Act 2000. It is this second piece of legislation that recognises your right to an assessment (and support) even if the person you look after refuses help. The person you look after cannot be "locked up" in either a secure mental hospital or a psychiatric unit (either for adults between 18-65 or people over 65) for respite care. To be admitted to a psychiatric hospital they must need assessment or treatment. Respite includes support and sitting services at home as well as care homes. If the person you look has a regular social worker they are probably on an enhanced CPA (Care Program Approach). If this is the case, you might simply refer the social worker to Standard 6 of the National Service Framework for Mental Health. As a carer, your needs should be reviewed at least annually and come with paperwork including a written care plan for you. Informal carers save the statutory authorities oodles of money and there are all kinds of services and support for them. However, this does sometimes hang on you asking the right questions - I remember one carer saying "how can I ask for it if I don't know it exists". This is so true :? However, this link [url]http://www.carers.org/articles/carers-assessment,94,CA.html[/url] will direct you to very sound information and advice. My local carers centre will provide a sitting service to help carers get to their drop-ins and support services. However, caring can creep up on you very slowly and I know that people often underplay or make-light of what they do and they don't ask for the help they need. It might be worth thinking about how you phrase something when you talk to people who can help you. You also need to talk about how things are on your worst days and mention the things that you have not done because of your caring responsibilities - the NHS and social services like things they can count! - especially if these things are related to your health and how you manage your diabetes. What would happen to the person you look after if you were not there to do what it is that you do? This is something you should ask the social worker. [/QUOTE]
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