Home Assessment by CAPITA

My last two assessments, 2013 & 2015 were carried out at my home because of serious brain injury/stroke and chronic Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Chronic and Severe Arthritis. I have substantial mobility issues and am worried that I may be required to attend one of their centres. If this was to occur and they could not be persuaded to grant a home visit, I would have to be taken. But more importantly I would have to take a much larger than usual dose of Morphine. I currently take 100 mg of prolonged release (Zomorph) a day, and 10 ml of Morphine Sulphate (oral) 4 x a day. To be able to travel to a centre I would need to increase this dosage substantially to enable me to physically travel. But this amount of Morphine would put me in a perilous condition, and would certainly put me at a disadvantage at assessment as being so heavily medicated would hide my pain symptoms and to frank I would probably be so sedated I would be asleep. I also suffer TIA's and Hemiplegic Seizures and the effect of this journey and medication would possibly trigger a seizure. What duty of care does the assessor have in deciding whether a home visit is necessary? Could they be held liable for the consequences of forcing me in to a dangerous situation and putting me at risk? Regards

Thanks Gordon,

I was more concerned about being assessed whilst heavily sedated, and whether the assessors would be happy to proceed with me being incapacitated by 'prescribed' medication.

Capita have previously been happy to carry out a home visit and I cant really see them having grounds to now insist on my attending an assessment centre.

Surely their duty of care extends further than their front door when it is they who determine if one has to make that journey?

Regards

Lewis