Blog - The Right to Shower Alone (#3)

If you've read the previous posts about my clients' care being changed (without any mental capacity assessment or best interest meeting), here is a brief update of what's happening in my ongoing fight to stop support workers from watching him shower:

I phoned care direct to ask for advice and check whether I was right in thinking it was an official violation of his human rights (rather than just my opinion). They forwarded me to the safeguarding team, who, surprise surprise, said I was spot on. (They said it's not a safeguarding issue though, which is interesting...)

I also phoned a couple of the clients' male support workers to explain what was going on and ask if they could talk to the client about how he feels about it. (I figured a woman asking him about it might be more uncomfortable for him.)

And result! One of the support workers will fight alongside me at the next team meeting, at which I will bring up the fact that the safeguarding team agree with me. And not only do they agree, but they have asked me to let them know what the outcome is.

Game set and match.

~ Sally Forth

This is post 3. Follow the story here:

1. Stupid Quote of the Day

2. I've Made an Enemy