Hi all, so I recieved a phone call on Friday relating to my mum coming first for a bungalow. The only problem is the Bungalow is not adapted, however it is considered Sheltered Accomodation.
The allocations team told us that it will now be passed on to the Occupational Therapists who will do checks to see if it is fit for her disability.
The main issue is that the property has a bath and not a shower which is what is needed. (I had the OT report changed from a wet room to a shower only as I felt a shower would be easier for mum has her only issues relate to bending knees, she is not wheelchair bound. With a shower she would be able to step out to use a chair if needed.
I have just recieved a call from the Occupational Therapists and the ball is now in their court. They told me it could take weeks to get an Occupational Therapist to go around and checked. Other bungalows in the area are adapted so it’s very likely, however we were told adaptations could take up to “”THREE YEARS”. A plumber could install a shower in a couple of days.
I asked if they could do interim adaptations such as a shower head above the bath and handle bars around the room but they didn’t know.
We now have to wait weeks for this, it’s a nightmare. I don’t want to sound entitled but why that long. They said they would speak to a manager too see if it can be brought forward.
In other news, I have heard that once the homeless application goes through they are most likely to award her Band B homelessness. She already has a band B medical priority and therefore they would add together to make a Band A. Once again the trouble is time scales.
Again, I don’t want to sound entitled, but surely there should be different lists for people who submit housing applications. Mum isn’t a woman with children who needs a house, she just needs an adapted property so I don’t see why they can’t allocate according to need.
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