I'm sorry, it's a posting for traffic here and I'm at a loss.
I don't really know what happened when my grandma first claimed for DLA as I wasn't born but basically she had an accident at work, slipped a disc and has had incredibly painful back problems since. At the time she was award mobility only indefinitely but I believe this was incorrect as she has always needed help with her care needs however I appreciate we can't go back 30 years and question the decision.
I've been caring for my grandma since I was a child basically, I do more now as an adult but always thought she got the care rate of DLA as she always just said DLA.
She needs a lot of care with dressing, bathing, cooking, getting in and out of bed, using the toilet, pain management, shopping and sorting her meds out.
It's annoying because three years ago she had another accident where she passed out in the middle of the road and broke her shoulder and needed professional carers for a period of time but she then didn't want them coming round anymore so it reverted back to me but this has made her care needs even more so but I didn't even think to question her benefits as I thought they were in place.
Would I be able to do a change of circumstances and explain the situation for them to have a look at the claim again to see if we could get her the care rate? I appreciate they look at the whole claim again and she could lose it all although I don't know how they'd argue her mobility has improved in 30 years. She'd still be entitled to DLA as she was born before 1948 but I just don't know what the best things is to do.
Sorry again for posting in AIBU, just a bit stuck.