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Elderly parents or relatives to care for and/or worry about? This is the place for you.

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TeeBee Jun 2021 8:32am, 19 Jun 2021 7,747 posts	0 TeeBee So sorry Dio. Sending love to you and all your family.
Badger Jun 2021 8:53am, 19 Jun 2021 13,960 posts	0 Badger So sorry Dio. You’ve always done all you could for her.
Mandymoo Jun 2021 9:35am, 19 Jun 2021 12,031 posts	0 Mandymoo Am so sorry Dio, sending love to you all xxxx
Serendippily Jun 2021 9:44am, 19 Jun 2021 22,185 posts	0 Serendippily Hope you’re ok Dio and there’s enough reminders of holidays with cousins and good times to outweigh the grim admin x
Grast_girl Jun 2021 11:13am, 19 Jun 2021 2,220 posts	0 Grast_girl ((Dio)) We'll still be here if you need us.
jda Jun 2021 11:18am, 19 Jun 2021 10,386 posts	0 jda Sorry to hear that Dio.
jabberknit Jun 2021 11:20am, 19 Jun 2021 3,980 posts	0 jabberknit Sad news, Dio, hope all goes as well as it can over the coming days.
poppyH Jun 2021 12:46pm, 19 Jun 2021 1,381 posts	0 poppyH Sorry Dio. So hard to bear the absence even when expected.
kaysdee Jun 2021 12:59pm, 19 Jun 2021 221 posts	0 kaysdee So very sorry, Dio.
emmdeecee Jun 2021 1:12pm, 19 Jun 2021 4,336 posts	0 emmdeecee Really sorry Dio

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I thought I'd start a thread, as lots of us have elderly folks that we worry about/care for.

Useful info for after someone dies here (with thanks to grast_girl)
moneysavingexpert.com

Other useful links

myageingparent.com

moneysavingexpert.com

Who pays for residential care? Information here:

ageuk.org.uk

Advice on care homes and payment/funding

theguardian.com

Also: After someone dies, if their home insurance was only in their name, sadly the cover becomes void. But if the policy was in joint names, it will still cover the surviving policyholder (though the names on the policy will need to be updated).

A useful book of exercises for memory loss and dementia
amazon.co.uk

Pension Credit. The rules are a bit complex but if your elderly relative has some sort of disability (in this case dementia/Alzheimer's) and go into a home, they may be able to claim pension credit. So if carers allowance stops, it seems pension credit can start. It can also be backdated.

Fall alarm company, etc.

careium.co.uk

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