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

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Mandymoo 4 Mar 6:37am, 4 Mar 2024 18,485 posts	0 Mandymoo Thinking of you all TR xxx
CK2 4 Mar 7:40am, 4 Mar 2024 2,653 posts	0 CK2 Thinking of you too TR.
HappyG(rrr) 4 Mar 8:07am, 4 Mar 2024 49,519 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) That will be hard to experience TR, wishing you all strength. G
jabberknit 4 Mar 8:49am, 4 Mar 2024 4,490 posts	0 jabberknit A difficult time for you and you family, TR, but good to know there is so much love and support on hand. Strength to you all.
GimmeMedals 4 Mar 11:07am, 4 Mar 2024 26,713 posts	0 GimmeMedals Thinking of you TR. There is a lot of love in your family and it's a beautiful thing.
ThorntonRunner 4 Mar 12:07pm, 4 Mar 2024 7,332 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Thank you all. Mum passed away peacefully at about 10:30 this morning. My sister and nephew were with her. Currently waiting for the doctor to come to certify her death.
3M 4 Mar 12:12pm, 4 Mar 2024 23,506 posts	0 3M Sorry to hear that, TR. My condolences to you and yours. Glad it was a peaceful end.
Ness 4 Mar 12:25pm, 4 Mar 2024 39,038 posts	0 Ness Sorry for your loss, TR.
HappyG(rrr) 4 Mar 12:25pm, 4 Mar 2024 49,523 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Condolences to you and your family TR, though as 3M says, it sounds like it was peaceful and she had constant contact with her loved ones.
Dave W 4 Mar 12:45pm, 4 Mar 2024 17,236 posts	0 Dave W Condolences, TR.

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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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