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Financial Help in Getting A Step in Shower Cubical For Disabled people.
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Support_worker
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I am trying to get some information on how I can get Some Financial help in getting a Step in Shower Cubical For my Friend Barbara who Suffers with Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis I have been in touch with the Occupational Therapy but they have said that they will not help her What do I do in order to get her help in Funding the Cost of the Work required to remove the Old Bath & Pay for A Shower Cubical and Get it Installed.
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Hi,The first thing she needs to do is to self refer herself for a needs assessment. She can do this by contacting her local council social services department and they will come and do the assessment. It doesn't mean she'll get the shower but adaptions can certainly be done to make her life easier.I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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Scope
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Do you have any thoughts @Jean_Scope ?
Scope
Senior online community officer -
Hi @Support_worker
OK so, if the OT have already said that they can't assist that implies that an assessment of her needs has already taken place or she didn't meet the criteria for an assessment.
If people are refused financial assistance (Disabled Facilities Grant) via the community OT it normally means that that either the OT doesn't think that the work is necessary or the person has too much income/capital to pass the means test.
If you think the OT has made an incorrect decision you can challenge that via the complaints procedure. Other than that the alternative to funding the work privately is applying for charitable funding: https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/search-grants Unfortunately most charities will require evidence for an OT that the work is necessary and also apply a similar means-testing process.
Sorry that I don't have anything more helpful to suggest
Best Wishes
JeanJean Merrilees BSc MRCOT
You can read more of my posts at: https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-an-occupational-therapist
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