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Will Adult Social think its concerning if I don't have a TV set?

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AlertMentor · 10/05/2026 13:31

Would Adult Social Care be concerned if I had no TV? I am not on their radar yet but I am now in my 60s, do have some physical disability and very little family support so I have a reasonable expectation that if I ended up ill and in hospital that they might end up being involved in a care package or similar. I have a TV now but do not watch it much and everytime the licence is due for renewal I wonder about getting rid of the TV altogether. I only ever watch freeview listings. I do listen to the radio and have a smartphone so not exactly cut off from the world. I do not have a computer, I use one at the library if absolutely necessary. Am I at risk of being considered an oddball and attract unnecessary attention?

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Cheese55 · 10/05/2026 17:38

Almina · 10/05/2026 15:34

I don't mean to be rude but nobody is coming and nobody cares. You will have to fight and fight and fight to get any help at all, when you really need it, when you are desperate.

There is simply no such thing as a social care system that will force care upon you. You will have to beg. You will have to sell everything you own. And you will still get nothing like what you need.

This is true for everyone in this country except the very rich. There is simply no such thing as what you are imagining. Adult social care will fight in court to deny adults help with basic toileting. They don't just not care about your telly - there's nobody there TO not care about your telly. These systems don't exist. It's all gone decades ago.

The TV does not matter at all but what you're suggesting is another extreme which is also not the case either.

bippyboppy · 10/05/2026 17:47

I dont own a tv not had one for years.

Lararoft · 10/05/2026 17:48

OP you are only early 60s, you really are not old! Some of my colleagues are older than you.
I do have a friend who has now retired who is mid 60s, I never think of her as more than mid life as she is youthful, pretty and lively in her ways.
Please don’t think yourself into old age just because you have a disability of some kind.
I have disabilities & im 50 later this year, I do live alone, but you know so what, I’m still young as far as I’m concerned, I’m planning to start dating soon, I like drum n bass, fashion, & the gym.
I don’t actually watch my tv though.

Notmycuppacoffee · 10/05/2026 17:52

As a former social worker I can tell you categorically they won’t care and probably won’t even notice.

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