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

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jda
jda
1 Jun
12:10pm, 1 Jun 2024
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jda
There's little room for doubt over the true authorship of that complaint.

Though I did also find a copy of a letter written in 1992 by his daughter complaining of the failure of her running shoes, contrasting their weak performance with those of her 6'6" 13 1/2 stone friend who bought a similar pair from another manufacturer at around the same time :-)
jda
jda
5 Jun
3:22pm, 5 Jun 2024
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jda
FiL's house on the market last night and already half a dozen viewings booked! This is *not* what I was expecting :-)
Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
5 Jun
5:27pm, 5 Jun 2024
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Little Miss Happy
Great news jda.
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
5 Jun
5:48pm, 5 Jun 2024
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Lip Gloss
Ooh fingers crossed Jda. My dad’s was the same and sold within a week.
LindsD
LindsD
5 Jun
6:43pm, 5 Jun 2024
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LindsD
That's great.
Grast_girl
Grast_girl
5 Jun
8:43pm, 5 Jun 2024
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Grast_girl
Maybe they're planning to tear the house down and replace it, plots with the option to build your dream house are rare.
jda
jda
6 Jun
7:36am, 6 Jun 2024
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jda
And all of a sudden FiL died overnight. A bit of a surprise as he was basically in good health for the most part, always seemed a bit out of place in the care home when we visited. But it’s a relief that he avoided a lengthy decline.

I suspect a whole new avalanche of Dadmin is about to swamp my wife (with me helping where possible). She had just about got her head round his finances, which is a good thing of course with probate to apply for.
LindsD
LindsD
6 Jun
7:41am, 6 Jun 2024
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LindsD
Gosh. Sounds like a shock. Condolences to both of you.
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
6 Jun
9:25am, 6 Jun 2024
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Mandymoo
What a shock for you all. Totally understand the relief sentence.

Condolences to you both x
Ness
Ness
6 Jun
9:29am, 6 Jun 2024
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Ness
That must have been such a shock! My condolences x

About This Thread

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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