Do doctors do house calls?

tebo53 wrote on Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:41pm:

I've never known any Doctors to do house calls however depending on circumstances you may get a nurse to visit.

Steve 

tebo53 wrote on Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:11pm:

That is a major issue for retirees in Spain. There is no aftercare supported by the government. Aftercare is by private companies which are expensive. 

The healthcare here is excellent in general but you will need Private healthcare if you're planning to live here.

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If you have those concerns already then you need to get agencies in place before you come to live here.

Are you actually planning to move to Spain permanently? 

Steve 

Benice2me wrote on Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:58pm:

I am  already  a resident here and am not old but like everyone I will be one day !  What happens to people who dont have the funds to pay for expensive private care, what if the only asset they have is their property ?  what happens if they have dementia and are incapable of ...

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...handling their affairs ? Are  there  any agencies involved, to   protect and care for  people in these instances ? I'm thinking of my elderly neighbours ie who would I call to get them help should one day the need arise ? 

Myra2020 wrote on Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:15pm:

It's as Tebo5 says. In an emergency situation you call 112. 

I suggest that if possible you get the phone number of their next of kin and contact them if an emergency happens. In my personal opinion this should be whoever is going to inherit the property.

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I've recently been involved in this for 2 people. If you have loads of money you can pay for the care home of your choice if you need it or pay for the amount of home care you need on a hourly basis or come to an arrangement. If you don't have enough money, you will have to sell your property and choose affordable residential care. If you are old and weak but not sick then your family is expected to look after you or you pay for private care.

The UK also expect you to sell your property for going into care over there if you can't afford to pay for it.

One of these 2 people had family come over to take them back to the UK to be looked after by family. The other has no intention of moving back and is struggling to pay for minimal care hoping that the Spanish authorities will give in and send carers in without having to sell the property. Not going to happen.

It is something to take into account when thinking of moving away from family and the UK support system to live in another country. Those of us who already live here without a family around us have to think about what will happen when we can't look after ourselves on a daily basis because we are old but not sick. 

It's not very cheerful but we will all get old, some will be left alone, and some of us will become infirm. There's no avoiding it so we have to prepare for it.

Stephanie86 wrote on Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:12pm:

My mother who has lived here for over 60 years fell and broke her hip 18 months ago. She was kept far longer in Denia hospital than usual in these cases because she became extremely unwell with severe cystitis. When she was finally due to be released after 3 weeks, she was unable to walk, and our...

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... own home is not suitable. The doctors said to me that she was leaving on Tuesday, regardless and that where she was to go was entirely my problem, but they wanted to know where to send her. This was a Friday afternoon. She could not return to her own house, so we had three days, over a weekend! to find a place for her. Eventually, through the help of a Spanish friend with contacts, we did. She has now moved to a better Residencia, when a room became available. We have had to sell her house to pay for her care.