Hello,
Can anyone point me in the direction of amazing resources, podcasts, websites etc where I can start to understand this whole new world that I've just arrived into?
My mum is late sixties and was in a car accident at the beginning of the year. She has a brain injury as a result, is currently in a specialist unit, and has been told she needs to leave as they can't do any more for her.
They advise a nursing home at mum's cost. My mum is bed bound due to the brain injury which has caused paralysis. She can use her hands and arms and can sometimes pull herself up to sit, but requires 2 / 3 people to move her. She does not use the toilet and only moves out of bed with a hoist to a chair where she sits for a few hours a day. She can hold a simple conversation but has clear cognitive issues, doesn't seem to grasp her situation, no short term memory.
I need to quickly understand how we go about financing this. My dad is also late sixties and in the family home in good health. The house is wholly unsuitable (a crumbling victorian terrace) for him and he would like to sell in the near future. The social worker says a decision needs to be made on Monday.