Fuck it, then... I will just refuse to accept him...

I am physically incapable of providing care to a non-mobile person. There's no reasonable way to presume that I even could do it by myself with the help of community carers twice a day.

I can't get anyone to see sense - so that's the only remaining option I have just now.

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smiler2012 · 61-69

@HootyTheNightOwl 😮sorry you should not be expected to take such responsibilty when you have issues yourself . this is the problem with shortage of funding and trained staff to much is expected of relatives

HootyTheNightOwl

@smiler2012 It's not that though. My main ground for refusal is fire safety.

Let's say that these carers come out at 8am and 8pm... now we will pretend that I set fire to the kitchen cooking lunch.

I need to get a non-mobile person a foot taller than me out of a door that is not wide enough to accommodate his wheelchair or wait for the fire brigade to extract him.

My illness and how that affects my ability to do the job is secondary to the fire risk.