The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #133840   Message #3040447
Posted By: Arthur_itus
25-Nov-10 - 03:21 PM
Thread Name: BS: Protect the mobility component of DLA
Subject: RE: BS: Protect the mobility component of DLA
This is about disabled people in care homes, who can still drive in an adapted vehilcle. Anybody in a care home, will already have a diagnosis and it should be pretty easy to deal with such people. However to take their only possible way of getting out, away, should not be done.

Most care homes who say that they take residents out etc, are full of bullshit. When I was told by the hospital that my dad had very little time to live, I called the care home and although they have a vehicle, they said they didn't have enough staff to take my mother to the hospital (10 minutes away). I was furious as they promoted helping their residents. It cost me an hour and a half to get to my mother, get a taxi that could take my mothers wheel chair and then to the hospital. Fortunately I managed to get her their in time. I put a complaint in, but it was like water off a ducks back to them.

However, I agree about all the fraud and them needing to do something about that.