Thousands of Scots no longer have home-care support during the coronavirus crisis, the BBC finds.
Fern Adams is one of thousands of Scots who have lost their home-care support during the coronavirus crisis.
She can't stand long enough to make meals or a hot drink, but her carers used to help her with that - getting her washed and dressed, preparing her meals, even opening and closing the curtains.Before lockdown she lived in her flat in Clydebank. She had an electric wheelchair to get around and carers who would come in to help as part of a 36-hour-a-week package of home-care support.
They couldn't arrange for Fern's electric wheelchair to move with her, so she is back to trying to use a manual one, which is very tiring for her. Home care support for elderly, disabled and other vulnerable people across Scotland is managed by 31 Health and Social Care Partnerships , which are run jointly by local authorities and health boards.
It told the BBC:"Any temporary changes in care as a result of this challenging and unprecedented situation are optional and are only made after consultation with, and agreement from, residents and their families, and only where the alternative was considered to be in the resident's best interests." It said that the families of those whose care has been suspended were contacted to ensure they were supported in other ways.
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