Date: 17.04.2011
From: ken
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Subject: attendance allowance
May I pose a question, if one has OA that prevents you putting a sock on, trimming toe nails, tying laces or applying/releasing velcro straps on footwear, kneeling to retrieve a dropped item and getting out of a bath. This last is a pleasure sorely missed, I did enjoy a good soak in the bath. Do these problems qualify one for the attendance allowance (my being 75)
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Date: 18.04.2011
From: Lynn B
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Subject: Re: attendance allowance
Hi ken, I think you should go to age concern, my sister inlaw has just been to see them they called round to her house today and filled in all the forms for her to claim attendance allowance, she has OA and struggles just like you she is 74. They say she has a very good chance of being awarded it. You will never know? and you have more to gain than to lose, I say go for it and good luck.
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Date: 19.04.2011
From: KayJay
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Subject: Re: attendance allowance
Also Ken ask to be referred to an Occupational Therapist who can give you a lot of aids for your home ie high toilet seat, a seat shower etc.
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Date: 25.04.2011
From: Gaynor
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Subject: Re: attendance allowance
Hi Ken. Just to support what Lynn and KJ are saying: absolutely you should qualify for attendance allowance and getting AgeConcern to help with the forms is a good idea. Also, the Occ Therapist can be very useful. They have all sorts of extended equipment to help people who can't reach. I'm 48 and have been disabled since age 12 - without the brilliant aids that are available I wouldn't be able to do half the things I can do. Seriously - give it a go. You'll be quite amazed at the ingenious contraptions that are out there. Bless those inventors! And particularly .. bless the inventer of the extended "grabby hand" gizmo. That revolutionised my life. No longer do I live in fear of dropping the TV remote (laughing). Ken, my aunt had a brilliant bath aid. It was a seat that swivelled sidways. She sat on it and manouvered her legs into the bath, then pressed the remote and it lowered her into the bath. It was brilliant. Good luck to you. On that note: if anyone has tried an aid that successfully helps to open bottle tops, please let me know. My hands are being very uncooperative.
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Date: 25.04.2011
From: marlene
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Subject: Re: attendance allowance
Just a word of warning and no its not a joke. The bath seat is a great device but make sure the bath isnt plastic. My poor dad-in-law had one fitted by social services the first time he used it the foot on the bottom of the seat popped a hole in the bath and flooded the kithchen out. Mum-in-law was in a total panic apart from the flooding she couldnt get him out of the bath.We all laughed after but at the time what a calamity.The poor man is 87yrs old. Just be careful to check the bath is suitable.
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Date: 26.04.2011
From: Gaynor
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Subject: Re: attendance allowance
Oh no ... how awful. You would think that Social Services would have checked something like that. Good heads up Marlene.
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