Occupational Therapists

[Brown and Boris]

Anybody used one privately, and how much did you pay?

My 72 year old mother in law is being discharged from hospital shortly with a multitude of fairly serious conditions which restrict her mobility. She has made real strides whilst with the OT in hospital and her general health seems closely related to her mobility, the more she can do the better she seems. I have no confidence that the good old NHS will provide any continuing rehab to keep her mobile and I was starting to look about for a private provider.

Anybody used one privately?

[batfink79]

I am an OT, although work in Psychiatry. I am not sure what the going rate is for private work to be honest. But when working as a Locum it worked out about £25 P/hr...

[Brown and Boris]

batfink79 said:

I am an OT, although work in Psychiatry. I am not sure what the going rate is for private work to be honest. But when working as a Locum it worked out about £25 P/hr...

Thanks that sounds quite reasonable. Off now for the case meeting to see what the NHS will do for her.

[mechsympathy]

If it's her mobility that's the issue you might be as well off with a physio, particularly as private OTs are pretty rare. OTOH you might find that the OT she is already working with (and presumably has a good relationship with) would be interested in the odd home visit on the side.

I'd be surprised if you could get someone to do a home visit for less than £50 an hour.

[Mc lovin]

Usually £50 per hour but as said not sure about home visits.

[Brown and Boris]

Had the case meeting. Looks like the community physio will be coming in to give some advice and keep her moving short term, some help with getting her bathed and into bed etc but the first £200 a week will have to come from the old dear's savings

Lesson for us all: don't scrimp and save to provide for your old age because if you do the state will steadily reduce you to the lowest common denominator. Much better to spunk it all on ber, holidays, fast cars and hookers, and then the state will be happy to provide.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Brown and Boris said:

Had the case meeting. Looks like the community physio will be coming in to give some advice and keep her moving short term, some help with getting her bathed and into bed etc but the first £200 a week will have to come from the old dear's savings

Lesson for us all: don't scrimp and save to provide for your old age because if you do the state will steadily reduce you to the lowest common denominator. Much better to spunk it all on ber, holidays, fast cars and hookers, and then the state will be happy to provide.

Oh how very true, I intend to blow the lot and die in a pool of my own sick.

I feel for you, been fighting these bds for years.

[HUW JONES]

Truer than true. I see it from the "inside" also.
ps.. what happened to Coke?

[dave_s13]

Unfortunately it seems you cannot really foresee your own demise.

So you end up fvckd, with money in the bank. The system then strips you of all your assets, your dignity...then you die.

Can't wait to get old and infirm

[Brown and Boris]

HUW JONES said:

Truer than true. I see it from the "inside" also.
ps.. what happened to Coke?

She is Pepsi kind of girl.


The Local Authority will charge up to £11.67 an hour for carer support (Ronaldinho must be working part time in social care), so the £200 upper limit will mean 17 hours of support a week (about 2.5 hours a day). It is all swings and roundabouts because now she will have to apply for attendance allowance to afford the support.

If we just had a date upon which we would die it would be very useful, that way I could ensure I had no life left at the end of the money and no money left at the end of the life.