Report Date

13/01/2025

Case Against

Powys County Council

Subject

Social Care Assessment

Case Reference Number

202404997

Outcome

Early resolution

Mrs A complained about the lack of response to her concerns regarding Continuing Healthcare (CHC) eligibility for her mother, Mrs B, from Powys County Council.

The Ombudsman said that the Council had not formally responded to Mrs A’s concerns.

The Ombudsman sought and gained the Council’s agreement to within 10 weeks, apologise to Mrs B for the lack of response to her complaint, contact her to set out the scope of her complaint and investigate and provide a formal response under its complaint’s procedure.