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Mum moved to nursing home and council house vacant

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  • 12-07-2014 12:31am
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    paddyjnr
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭


    AS said above, as we eventually got her to realise a nursing home was best option along with the psychology test to see could she make up her own mind and was declared unfit.,
    Now the rent in her council house is being paid each by her but seriously needs someone to sleep over night a few nights.
    How long before they can take back council house, will they wait until she dies.....


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    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    If she's going to be permanently in the nursing home forever, you need to inform the council so they can give the house to the next person on the Housing List.

    What do you mean "someone needs to sleep over"?
    And they don't "wait until she dies", which sounds a bit callous, they will take back the house if the tenant no longer lives there anymore.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,741 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    paddyjnr wrote: »
    AS said above, as we eventually got her to realise a nursing home was best option along with the psychology test to see could she make up her own mind and was declared unfit.,

    Did you get a Power of Attorney in place before she was declared unfit? If so, the person who has it should contact the council ASAP to advise them of the situation, and organise ending the tenancy. I know it's harsh if it's the place where you grew up - but there is a family in totally unsuitable accommodation who need a house far more desperately than your family needs to leave it empty.

    If not, then you need proper legal advice about how to manage her affairs - it's quite a difficult situation if no one can act on her behalf.


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    Grandpa Hassan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,945 ✭✭✭Grandpa Hassan


    My interpretation of your post (and im sorry if I have misunderstood) is that your post suggests that you want to keep the council house for as long as you can. As a spare place for you and your family.

    If that is the case, it is competely out of order. There will be people desperate for that house. You need to get in touch and get it handed back ASAP


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    Kelly06
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    Op as soon as the Council find out they will move to take the house back. Its a condition of the tenancy agreement that the person is in need of housing. If it is the case that your mother is to stay permanently in the nursing home and will not be fit to live independently for the rest of her life then her housing need will be deemed to be met. If there was another person named on the tenancy then that person would be entitled to stay on in the house. If the situation is that your mother may be well enough to come home again it would be sensible to secure the house especially if it is in a bad area. Often the Council will place boards on the windows and doors to protect it.

    As for the people saying that a family on the housing list would love that house etc, whilst true, its very unfortunate now that Councils are so strapped for cash that depending on the condition of a house (rewiring, kitchen, heating system, insulation, ventilation, windows, smoke alarms) it may may not be suitable for re renting immediately because the amount of relet repairs would be too expensive. Its a crazy situation but if a house is old and has been rented for years and not upgraded then it can sit vacant for months while funding is secured to bring it up to standard. (I know this happens, especially when the house is old stock)

    On another level and just to be a bit of help to you if your mother is suffering from dementia / altzheimers she will not be able to make decisions about her financial affairs etc. She can be made a ward of court and her affairs can be looked after that way. You would have to go to a solicitor in order to arrange this. Best of luck to you!


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