Personal Assistant

[Scarlett]

Does anyone have any experience of hiring a personal assistant to help with disability at home? Apparently it's a separate budget to social services care? Is it possible to get a grant to hire someone?

[1581960]

Does this help?

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/care-services-equipment-and-care-homes/homecare/

[barry1010]

You might also find this link helpful

https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/resources/being-control-getting-personal-assistants-pas

That organisation will steer you in the right direction. It is the local council that funds PAs, so you should speak to them, too.

I see lots of adverts in my local groups for PAs and you do need to be clear about the help you need.  

 

[Scarlett]

I found my local County Council today, but they just told me I had to put in for an assessment with Social Services.

 

I phoned my local County Council today, but they just told me I had to put in for an assessment with Social Services.To be honest, I have done that already, and it was awful. I will persevere

[barry1010]

Good luck, the system should be better. I don't know how it works where you live but here the social services are part of the council