kellie has got rest bite aproved yeeeee

February 19, 2007

Way to go Rita!

It's a perfect solution.

in Ma.

February 19, 2007

hi every one kellie has got 4 hrs a week rest bite we just found out

today. I am providing the rest bite for kellie its through the direct

payment thing. dont know much about it but i packed one of my jobs in

last week i am going to enjoy it to i used to child mind when my 2

kids were little and i loved it. I was saying last week if kellie had

to train some one it would takelong time before kellie would trust

anyone to leave caitlyn alone with them kellie is very protective of

caitlyn any way some ti,es to protective but then i dont blame her.

Kellie is very happy that ime doing her rest bite cos were the only

ones she trusts so were both happy i work less and get to spend time

with caitlyn i dont care if im a bit worse off kellie and caitlyn

comes first so any help or advice about this direct payment will be

good thanks to alexis and flo.I would like to thank you flow for

your honesty. yes they enventually listened to us i can shout very

loud when i want to ha ha .I do feal giulty that people think that im

getting paid to look after my own grandaughter,but i know you all

wont judge it saves social services money and kellie time and kellie

is happy to know that her mum is providing the care well ive helped

looking after caitlyn for 14 month now and kellie and caitlyn used

to live here with us nothing much will change cos i look after

caitlyn anyway as much as i can now so it gives me more time with

her.thanks for all your help and support. Thanks for the number for

that insurance to alex xx rita kellie and caitlyn

February 19, 2007

Rita, that is great news - we all need a break once in a while and I'm sure

Kellie will appreciate it and feel comfortable that Grandma will be

providing the respite care for her.

www.chargesyndrome.info

>

> hi every one kellie has got 4 hrs a week rest bite we just found out

> today. I am providing the rest bite for kellie its through the direct

> payment thing. dont know much about it but i packed one of my jobs in

> last week i am going to enjoy it to i used to child mind when my 2

> kids were little and i loved it. I was saying last week if kellie had

> to train some one it would takelong time before kellie would trust

> anyone to leave caitlyn alone with them kellie is very protective of

> caitlyn any way some ti,es to protective but then i dont blame her.

> Kellie is very happy that ime doing her rest bite cos were the only

> ones she trusts so were both happy i work less and get to spend time

> with caitlyn i dont care if im a bit worse off kellie and caitlyn

> comes first so any help or advice about this direct payment will be

> good thanks to alexis and flo.I would like to thank you flow for

> your honesty. yes they enventually listened to us i can shout very

> loud when i want to ha ha .I do feal giulty that people think that im

> getting paid to look after my own grandaughter,but i know you all

> wont judge it saves social services money and kellie time and kellie

> is happy to know that her mum is providing the care well ive helped

> looking after caitlyn for 14 month now and kellie and caitlyn used

> to live here with us nothing much will change cos i look after

> caitlyn anyway as much as i can now so it gives me more time with

> her.thanks for all your help and support. Thanks for the number for

> that insurance to alex xx rita kellie and caitlyn

>

--

" It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in

delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. " --Carl Sagan

February 19, 2007

Rita,

I am glad this is working out--and you are right: you as the respite provider

can give everyone peace of mind.

pam

February 19, 2007

That is great!! I am so happy for her and that is so sweet of you to

step in. I might do some respite for anther family. The funny thing

is when I tell people this they ask " wheres the respite for you? " I

laugh and say I dont really need it.

I am so glad Kellie can have some " me " time!!

Hugs,

Crystal mom to (11), (3), and Eva (22 month old CHARGEr)

wife to Dan in Illinois

>

> hi every one kellie has got 4 hrs a week rest bite we just found

out

> today. I am providing the rest bite for kellie its through the

direct

> payment thing. dont know much about it but i packed one of my jobs

in

> last week i am going to enjoy it to i used to child mind when my 2

> kids were little and i loved it. I was saying last week if kellie

had

> to train some one it would takelong time before kellie would trust

> anyone to leave caitlyn alone with them kellie is very protective

of

> caitlyn any way some ti,es to protective but then i dont blame

her.

> Kellie is very happy that ime doing her rest bite cos were the

only

> ones she trusts so were both happy i work less and get to spend

time

> with caitlyn i dont care if im a bit worse off kellie and caitlyn

> comes first so any help or advice about this direct payment will

be

> good thanks to alexis and flo.I would like to thank you flow for

> your honesty. yes they enventually listened to us i can shout

very

> loud when i want to ha ha .I do feal giulty that people think that

im

> getting paid to look after my own grandaughter,but i know you all

> wont judge it saves social services money and kellie time and

kellie

> is happy to know that her mum is providing the care well ive

helped

> looking after caitlyn for 14 month now and kellie and caitlyn

used

> to live here with us nothing much will change cos i look after

> caitlyn anyway as much as i can now so it gives me more time with

> her.thanks for all your help and support. Thanks for the number

for

> that insurance to alex xx rita kellie and caitlyn

>

February 20, 2007

Great news Rita. All is well that ends well and it sounds like the perfect

arrangement. Don't even give a second thought to the fact that you are

getting paid. If you have had to give up your job, you need to be able to

make up your income, it is the reality of life in the world of special

needs. There is the clause that most Social Services use - " exceptional

circumstances " . They don't normally agree to a close relative being the

" employee " so to speak so if they are agreeing to you, they must recognise

they would have to hunt high and low to find someone who can do the job and

who Kellie will be happy with. Just enjoy your dual role and the increased

time with Caitlin.

Social Services hopefully have a local body they have arrangements with who

they can refer Kellie to who will help with the administrative stuff such as

tax, National Insurance etc. Generally, they can do all this for you if you

just supply the paperwork (time sheets etc) so it is not too too stressful

(unless you are me and you keep losing the completed sheets!). Hope your

local one have this arrangement.

I have not yet had the chance to ring Kellie but I will do so hopefully this

week sometime. Am really glad you persevered. You are a great support to

her while I am sure you have your own grandmotherly issues to deal with.

Will e-chat another time. Very late and I need to get to my bed. Oh, is

Kellie receiving DLA (the reason I am up so late! I have been filling in

's form). If not, get onto it.

Very best of luck..........

Flo

Mum to - CHARGE - (6) and Elly (4)

February 20, 2007

great news for u all maybe you could in time train some other people like

family or close friends so that then if soemthing happens to you theres

someone she can call on coz this is allwayshelpgul coz the more people out

there the easier it is i think

>

> Great news Rita. All is well that ends well and it sounds like the

> perfect

> arrangement. Don't even give a second thought to the fact that you are

> getting paid. If you have had to give up your job, you need to be able to

> make up your income, it is the reality of life in the world of special

> needs. There is the clause that most Social Services use - " exceptional

> circumstances " . They don't normally agree to a close relative being the

> " employee " so to speak so if they are agreeing to you, they must recognise

> they would have to hunt high and low to find someone who can do the job

> and

> who Kellie will be happy with. Just enjoy your dual role and the increased

> time with Caitlin.

>

> Social Services hopefully have a local body they have arrangements with

> who

> they can refer Kellie to who will help with the administrative stuff such

> as

> tax, National Insurance etc. Generally, they can do all this for you if

> you

> just supply the paperwork (time sheets etc) so it is not too too stressful

> (unless you are me and you keep losing the completed sheets!). Hope your

> local one have this arrangement.

>

> I have not yet had the chance to ring Kellie but I will do so hopefully

> this

> week sometime. Am really glad you persevered. You are a great support to

> her while I am sure you have your own grandmotherly issues to deal with.

>

> Will e-chat another time. Very late and I need to get to my bed. Oh, is

> Kellie receiving DLA (the reason I am up so late! I have been filling in

> 's form). If not, get onto it.

>

> Very best of luck..........

> Flo

> Mum to - CHARGE - (6) and Elly (4)

>

February 27, 2007

Hi Rita,

Really pleased to hear Kellie is getting some direct payments and you are

going to provide the respite. In our area we aren't allowed to use family

members as our carer under the Direct Payment scheme except in approved

situations so did they already agree that for you?

If so that is fab!

There should be someone in the council who comes out and tells Kellie how to

set it up, give you details of a payroll agency, they will explain what

rates to pay and work out the NI and tax and tell Kellie how much net pay to

give you. etc...and tell her what forms you have to do, I have to send them

a monthly accounting form to show what we got invoiced by the carer and

balance the books etc...it's really easy once you have done the first month.

Well done on helping Kellie get this...I was behind on my emails and didn't

read it sooner but I had been thinking of you all!

is