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

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Little Miss Happy 6 Jun 2:22pm, 6 Jun 2024 7,190 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Hope Mrs jda is ok.
EvilPixie 6 Jun 3:46pm, 6 Jun 2024 54,873 posts	0 EvilPixie Sorry jda Hope you are both ok
Groundhog 6 Jun 3:55pm, 6 Jun 2024 6,202 posts	0 Groundhog Sad news jda. My mum's had a set back after doing so well to recover from being almost immobile back in March to doing parkrun again recently. We were at parkrun and she had a fall and broke her shoulder. Lots of pain and discomfort to come over the next few weeks as well as being mostly housebound while she heals.
Little Miss Happy 6 Jun 6:22pm, 6 Jun 2024 7,191 posts	0 Little Miss Happy That's a real shame Groundhog. I hope she recovers well. She might find a V shaped pillow will help her to get comfortable enough to get some sleep.
Ness 6 Jun 6:24pm, 6 Jun 2024 41,780 posts	0 Ness That's a shame, Groundhog. Hope she makes a good recovery.
HappyG(rrr) 6 Jun 7:53pm, 6 Jun 2024 50,167 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Jda, condolences on your family's loss.
macca 53 7 Jun 8:23am, 7 Jun 2024 32,511 posts	0 macca 53 Condolences jda and gg
McGoohan 7 Jun 8:29am, 7 Jun 2024 54,161 posts	0 McGoohan condolences here too jda and gg
jda 13 Jun 6:40pm, 13 Jun 2024 17,272 posts	0 jda One week in and still no death certificate because no-one could agree what to put on it. However the coroner seems to have finally said they aren't going to investigate further so there may be some light at the end of the tunnel. Only the first tunnel of many to come I'm sure!
LindsD 14 Jun 1:38am, 14 Jun 2024 68,471 posts	0 LindsD What a pain and not what you need

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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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