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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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Lizzie Whizz Jul 2021 7:19am, 1 Jul 2021 25,224 posts	0 Lizzie Whizz If it's true, they won't leave her to do it if she can't. Is she living on biscuits? Did you get it put on her notes that anything should be d/w you?
poppyH Jul 2021 7:23am, 1 Jul 2021 1,388 posts	0 poppyH If the DNs are visiting, it's far more likely that they'll be administering the insulin, may be a once daily thing. Hope you can get a clearer picture soon.
Lip Gloss Jul 2021 7:35pm, 2 Jul 2021 52,701 posts	0 Lip Gloss Certain can’t knock our NHS….next door has the rapid response, her nurse and now the ambulance all at her door. Shame she is just back from a few day respite
leaguefreak Jul 2021 1:44pm, 3 Jul 2021 9,652 posts	0 leaguefreak My aunt (mum's sister) passed away peacefully on Thursday. Practical planning for mum is paused for a while.
Lip Gloss Jul 2021 4:42pm, 3 Jul 2021 52,736 posts	0 Lip Gloss Aw LF that’s such a shame x
LindsD Jul 2021 5:54pm, 3 Jul 2021 48,122 posts	0 LindsD I'm sorry lf (())
Little Miss Happy Jul 2021 5:58pm, 3 Jul 2021 4,688 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Sorry to hear that lf.
Mandymoo Jul 2021 6:04pm, 3 Jul 2021 12,109 posts	0 Mandymoo So sorry LF x
leaguefreak Jul 2021 7:19pm, 3 Jul 2021 9,658 posts	0 leaguefreak Off to see mum tomorrow. I think she needs the company. My auntie was an amazing woman. When I was primary school age if my mum couldn't find me she'd know I'd popped to her house to do a spot of baking and would be home with some treats soon. She had dementia and hadn't been herself for many years though.
decorum Jul 2021 1:49am, 5 Jul 2021 3,812 posts	0 decorum Hugs to all. I've had to have a very pointed conversation with Aged Parent about my own health* ~ he's very watchful of not overstressing everyone else except those who can't escape him (and I'll be danged if I can make heads or tails of my copy of the CT results letter to the G.P ... the earliest I could speak to him is still almost a fortnight off. * And herself's too. (He's actually washed up twice in the last fortnight and actually gone out of the house twice in the last eight days ~ so he might [finally] be taking it all in 🙄😷 )

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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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