All has been going well wtih the new agency.

The lady comes in on the dot of 8.15 or some days even 8.10, so I've given up on trying to wash and shower myself before she comes.

GOM managed to stand well on his three shower days which as predicted takes 40-45 mins. While gom is shaving etc she does the bed and we have a chat or if there are any other tasks she just 'dips in'.

Have had to chase the county council as they've issued a bill for June for gom's care which of course we've already paid the agency, so don't know why they've issued it.

But the hospital's Care manager sounds pretty useless, so it wouldn't surprise me if he didn't tell the benefits department that he'd set up an agency for gom's home care.

When I contacted the social care manager about the additional equipment, I discovered that he'd closed the file down so that gom wasn't listed as an 'open' client to the social care manager. We've been with her for three years and she always keeps the file open because gom's care is ongoing and changeable. But talking to others it sounds as though the hospital staff are 'laws unto themselves'. No one is surprised by their actions.

A girl from the rehab unit comes in to work with gom on some exercises.

Friday 13th we have to go to the hospital for the pre op assessment. Transport has been booked to get us their, which will be interesting. Ideally I'd like to follow with the the car, but I've been booked in as an escort.