Posted on June 22, 2012 at 8:12 3 Comments 0 Likes
My wife,who has severe mobility limitations (brain tumour), is on a catheter and has other related serious problems is being discharged home in a few weeks. She needs two people to look after her thus I will need a paid, probably live-in,carer to help me.
I had heard that, even if our savings level means that we get no financial assistance from the Council or DWP, she is entitled to non-means tested caring help for the first 4-6 weeks after discharge.
Can anyone tell me…
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