bathroom

bevman
bevman Member Posts: 107
edited 20. Jun 2010, 05:15 in Living with Arthritis archive
hi i have not posted here for a while sorry but i do read every day what is going on whith you all.
my husband is the one with severe RA and at the moment is having a really bad time we have been to see the OT at our local hospital and she referd us to somebody about a bathroom as the bath we have now is geting hard for my husband to get in and out. they phoned yesterday and asked a lot of questions and also asked if our finances were joint i was wondering why this is are these things means tested ?

thanks for any advice Alison

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  • marion1952
    marion1952 Member Posts: 963
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Alison

    In my area (Manchester) this type of help (shower installation; downstairs toilet, etc) is means tested..

    Best wishes

    Marion
  • bevman
    bevman Member Posts: 107
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    marion1952 wrote:
    Hi Alison

    In my area (Manchester) this type of help (shower installation; downstairs toilet, etc) is means tested..

    Best wishes

    Marion

    hi Marion
    thanks for your answere i think most prob it will be in ours we are not far from you ( Liverpool)

    Alison
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,353
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Alison


    Sorry your husband is struggling with the bath.

    Yes all major adatations are means-tested.

    Are they coming out to see him and the house too?

    Hope you can sort something out to make life easier for both of you c075.gif

    love

    Toni xx
  • carola
    carola Member Posts: 786
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Sending you good luck Alison.

    It is amazing the positive difference it can make to Arthrititis sufferers when getting help with day to day things so I hope it works out for you.

    Lots of support
    Carol
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi,
    Anything major like that is means tested here as well......Let us know what happens.

    Love
    Hileena
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    If you don't get your bathroom changed you may be able to get a lift or there is a powered inflatable seat to lower the patient down into the bath or seats to put into the bath to act as a half way solution. So things may not be quite so urgent if these are used whilst you're sorting out other ideas?


    8) Its a grin, honest!

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