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

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Lip Gloss 21 Jan 3:39pm, 21 Jan 2024 73,526 posts	0 Lip Gloss Big hugs to all Mandy and so sorry for your loss xx
The Pin Lady 21 Jan 3:51pm, 21 Jan 2024 1,435 posts	0 The Pin Lady Very sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and your family.
minardi 21 Jan 4:34pm, 21 Jan 2024 10,277 posts	0 minardi Oh Mandy, big hugs. So very very sorry x
Ness 21 Jan 4:51pm, 21 Jan 2024 38,070 posts	0 Ness Hugs from me too (())
MH 21 Jan 5:06pm, 21 Jan 2024 1,039 posts	0 MH So sorry - hope your Dad is as Ok as he can be.
jabberknit 21 Jan 5:21pm, 21 Jan 2024 4,481 posts	0 jabberknit Sad news, Mandymoo, condolences to you and your family. Your poor Dad must be utterly stunned, it all seems to have happened to quickly.
macca 53 21 Jan 7:17pm, 21 Jan 2024 32,122 posts	0 macca 53 So sorry to hear this Mandymoo. Wishing you strength over the coming days and weeks ((()))
Mandymoo 21 Jan 7:19pm, 21 Jan 2024 18,197 posts	0 Mandymoo Thanks all
ThorntonRunner 21 Jan 8:51pm, 21 Jan 2024 7,263 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Thinking of you all (())
Lizzie W 21 Jan 9:08pm, 21 Jan 2024 28,308 posts	0 Lizzie W ((MandyMoo))

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Maintained by LindsD

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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