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

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Little Miss Happy 19 Jan 6:54am, 19 Jan 2024 6,866 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Sounds like progress 1step. Hope you get good news today MM.
Hibeedeb 19 Jan 11:01am, 19 Jan 2024 2,022 posts	0 Hibeedeb Morning, I haven’t checked in for a few days, but I’m still in
Hibeedeb 19 Jan 11:01am, 19 Jan 2024 2,023 posts	0 Hibeedeb oops, wrong thread 😅
Mandymoo 19 Jan 11:06am, 19 Jan 2024 18,179 posts	0 Mandymoo Operation is going ahead this morning with no guarantees of the outcome
ThorntonRunner 19 Jan 11:11am, 19 Jan 2024 7,260 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Thinking of you all 🤞
LindsD 19 Jan 11:18am, 19 Jan 2024 66,215 posts	0 LindsD ((MM))
Bazoaxe 19 Jan 12:20pm, 19 Jan 2024 26,239 posts	0 Bazoaxe carers have called twice this week: 1) no washing tablets. This is plausible as there is a lot of washing that gets done, at least one load a day probably more. I cant recall when we last bought tablets but I do recall there being loads when I last looked. Mrs axe is taking an emergency supply round 2) no medication. This is bullshot, it was there on Sunday and BiL in one the things he does had dropped it off and we know there is enough until a monday. If the medication is gone, thats on the carers. I assume they found it where it always is. On the kitchen table
LindsD 19 Jan 3:14pm, 19 Jan 2024 66,217 posts	0 LindsD Ugh
Mandymoo 19 Jan 9:27pm, 19 Jan 2024 18,181 posts	0 Mandymoo Operation went well - so back to waiting to see how she comes out of the coma and what damage has been done - it's exhausting not knowing
Lip Gloss 19 Jan 9:30pm, 19 Jan 2024 73,477 posts	0 Lip Gloss Glad the op went well and now fingers crossed for some brighter 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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