MY WIFES GRAN IS COMMING TO LIVE WITH US SHE IS 86 YEARS YOUNG
THE PROBLEM IS SHE CANT GET IN OR OUT OF THE BATH .
I JUST WONDERED IF ANY ORGANISATIONS LEND OUT SOME SORT OF LIFTING AID SO SHE CAN BE LIFTED IN & OUT OF THE BATH .
I AM A HOME OWNER SO DONT THINK COUNSIL WILL HELP ?
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY ADVICE WILL BE VER HELPFUL THANKS :help:

MY WIFES GRAN IS COMMING TO LIVE WITH US SHE IS 86 YEARS YOUNG
THE PROBLEM IS SHE CANT GET IN OR OUT OF THE BATH .
I JUST WONDERED IF ANY ORGANISATIONS LEND OUT SOME SORT OF LIFTING AID SO SHE CAN BE LIFTED IN & OUT OF THE BATH .
I AM A HOME OWNER SO DONT THINK COUNSIL WILL HELP ?
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY ADVICE WILL BE VER HELPFUL THANKS :help:

I have a bath seat etc fitted by the social services.I was referred to them when I was in hospital,but I"m sure your GP would arrange for someone to visit you and assess your wife"s gran"s needs

The other thing you could do is to contact the British Red Cross, who do short term loans of medical equipment.

I'll dig out a link.

Here you go

http://www.redcross.org.uk/branch.asp?id=446&cachefixer=

MY WIFES GRAN IS COMMING TO LIVE WITH US SHE IS 86 YEARS YOUNG
THE PROBLEM IS SHE CANT GET IN OR OUT OF THE BATH .
I JUST WONDERED IF ANY ORGANISATIONS LEND OUT SOME SORT OF LIFTING AID SO SHE CAN BE LIFTED IN & OUT OF THE BATH .
I AM A HOME OWNER SO DONT THINK COUNSIL WILL HELP ?
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY ADVICE WILL BE VER HELPFUL THANKS :help:

Don't shout dear! (capitals) :)

Check out the mobility shop on the Wicker.

http://www.wickermobilityshop.co.uk/

They have stuff to help with bathing. I'm sure they will be able to tell you about any help you can get with funding (pretty sure owning that you owning your own place won't eliminate you).

thanks for link very helpful ,thanks to all other replies
i,m very greatful . i had no idea what to do .
gives me some light at end of tunnel :love: :love:

thanks for link very helpful ,thanks to all other replies
i,m very greatful . i had no idea what to do .
gives me some light at end of tunnel :love: :love:

It doesn"t matter if you own your own place or not.Equipment would be provided free of charge to suit a persons needs,after being assessed.

Social services are likely to be able to help ... you're saving them a lot of time, money and effort taking on the responsibility of looking after an older person and I'm sure there's plenty of help available. Contacting the council is probably the place to start.

The likelihood is that social services will be able to offer lots of help, but there's likely to be a wait for things, which is where people like the Red Cross come in- they're great for bridging the gap between need and provision.

If she needs loan of a push wheelchair shopmobility hire them out free of charge. Also if suitable she can hire electric scooter to go round the shops for a small fee.

Seem to recall that the NHS may also provide this sort of service.