01 Nov 2014 17:07:35
Eds one for the legal page.
My mum knows this elderly lady who lived alone in a bungalow. She has been in and out of hospital a lot. Recently she was in again and one day my mum went round to see to her cat as she was in hospital but the house was locked, empty and no one around. She went to see social services to find out what had happened.
All social services would admit to is that she has been rehoused into a care home but refused to admit which one as mum is not next of kin. I've advised mum to go see the old ladies solicitors to see what they know as to me its odd that she just disappeared and now social services won't acknowledge what they've done with both her and the bungalow's contents.
I understand any advice offered on this page does not constitute legal fact etc but just curious as to what actually should be done here.
1. A stay of 1 month in a care home to see whether the elderly lady can actually still look after herself. Followed by the council possibly providing a care package if the elderly lady is allowed home.
2. That the elderly lady doesn't have the capacity to look after herself anymore so shouldn't live alone any longer. (by what you said this is the most likely)
With number 2, the elderly lady may have consented to being rehoused into a care home after being talked to by medical personnel.
There is also a possibility that the medical doctor/next of kin may have decided the elderly lady doesn't have the mental capacity to make this decision and so between them made the decision for the elderly lady being rehoused into a care home.
Anything other than what i have said above would be weird.
To find out what's happened, someone could contact the elderly lady's solicitor or next of kin.