What is 'Full time' care?

IrishRed2013

To cut a long story short, the CA that was awarded for care of 2 elderly relatives has been disallowed recently. The basis of this was that the care was not being provided on a 'full time' basis. No matter where we go, we cannot find what the criteria are for 'full time' care. Is it 20 hrs per week? more? Nobody can tell us for certain, not even the Carer's section.

Has anyone else come across this situation? It's very difficult to appeal when you don't know what the criteria are.

Joey the lips

It usually boils down to are they living with you or are they not but ask them to define full time care to you

Frito

Hope this helps. Citizens' advice states
"the person receiving care is regarded as needing full-time care and attention where:-
He or she is so incapacitated as to require continuous supervision in order to avoid danger to him or herself or continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions, and
He or she is so incapacitated as to be likely to require full-time care and attention for a period of at least twelve months".

The dept should've been able to give you the criteria though.

IrishRed2013

Frito wrote: »

Hope this helps. Citizens' advice states
"the person receiving care is regarded as needing full-time care and attention where:-
He or she is so incapacitated as to require continuous supervision in order to avoid danger to him or herself or continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions, and
He or she is so incapacitated as to be likely to require full-time care and attention for a period of at least twelve months".

The dept should've been able to give you the criteria though.

Thanks all, I was with the Citizens Advice but they did not have actual hours for guidelines. Unfortunately everyone we spoke to in the Carers section had a different view of what the guideline hours were. In the end we went through a local politician who asked Joan Bruton's office. For anyone in the same position, apparently 'Full time' care is 35-40 hours per week minimum and its (crucially) over 7 days.

dan1

A carer can work outside the home for 15 hours a week but cover must be provided for the person being cared for. A carer can work for the HSE as a home help for 15 hours and it wont effect their carers allowance.

Pro Hoc Vice

The act says,

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2005/en/act/pub/0026/sec0099.html#sec99

The regs say,

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2007/en.si.2007.0142.pdf