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

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McGoohan 9 Jan 8:49am, 9 Jan 2024 53,570 posts	0 McGoohan News is: I was wrong. She went in as planned without complaining and the hospital have said they will do her first.
McGoohan 9 Jan 8:50am, 9 Jan 2024 53,571 posts	0 McGoohan I'm WFH in their kitchen currently. FiL is still in bed
Lip Gloss 9 Jan 8:50am, 9 Jan 2024 73,245 posts	0 Lip Gloss Aw that is good news. Here’s op it’s a simple thing
LindsD 9 Jan 8:51am, 9 Jan 2024 65,991 posts	0 LindsD Good news
icemaiden 9 Jan 11:59am, 9 Jan 2024 5,723 posts	0 icemaiden Definite winning at old people there McG.
Diogenes 9 Jan 12:03pm, 9 Jan 2024 83,801 posts	0 Diogenes Good news, McG
Bazoaxe 9 Jan 12:21pm, 9 Jan 2024 26,190 posts	0 Bazoaxe sometimes things surprise you in a positive way
McGoohan 9 Jan 12:36pm, 9 Jan 2024 53,578 posts	0 McGoohan Thanks all. She's out of surgery, awake and in recovery apparently. They have not messed about. FiL got up to go to the loo and has gone back to bed.
LindsD 9 Jan 1:02pm, 9 Jan 2024 65,996 posts	0 LindsD Phew. That's good news.
Little Miss Happy 9 Jan 1:19pm, 9 Jan 2024 6,839 posts	0 Little Miss Happy That all sounds really positive McG. Good news.

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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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Alarm company

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