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

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Little Miss Happy 15 Feb 6:21am, 15 Feb 2024 6,934 posts	0 Little Miss Happy That is sad McG.
Lizzie W 16 Feb 7:23pm, 16 Feb 2024 28,380 posts	0 Lizzie W Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. Thank you. Mum waiting for repeat sugery, now dad probably had a TIA. Off to A&E for another fun night 😭
Ness 16 Feb 7:28pm, 16 Feb 2024 38,591 posts	0 Ness Oh no! Hugs ((())) If it is that, hope he recovers well.
LindsD 16 Feb 7:47pm, 16 Feb 2024 66,702 posts	0 LindsD Oh Lizzie. Hugs ((())))
EvilPixie 16 Feb 7:51pm, 16 Feb 2024 51,731 posts	0 EvilPixie Hugs Lizzie Spoken to mum tonight, she’s had a rough couple of weeks with the cat. Took him to the vet yesterday and ended up on the floor. She struggled but managed to get up by using the cat’s box as a prop to get up. She’s now got bruised ribs. Seeing her Sunday for her birthday
LindsD 16 Feb 8:44pm, 16 Feb 2024 66,704 posts	0 LindsD Oh no Pix. How did she end up on the floor?
EvilPixie 16 Feb 8:46pm, 16 Feb 2024 51,735 posts	0 EvilPixie Apparently it was their mat which according to the hand measurements she kept showing on facetime was a good 2" high Which seems very unlikely? I'm hoping it will make her realise how fragile she is and finally get that alarm I've said about
LindsD 16 Feb 8:55pm, 16 Feb 2024 66,707 posts	0 LindsD At the vets?
EvilPixie 16 Feb 9:01pm, 16 Feb 2024 51,738 posts	0 EvilPixie Yep Which I find highly unlikely Shops and public places are unlikely to have raised mats for exactly the reason that they don’t want accidents
Ness 16 Feb 9:24pm, 16 Feb 2024 38,593 posts	0 Ness That does sound odd. Hope she's OK, Pix.

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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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