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

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Ness 28 Jun 1:43pm, 28 Jun 2024 42,446 posts	0 Ness Oh dear! Hope she listens to advice soon, GG. It would be a shame not to be on top form to enjoy the holiday.
Little Miss Happy 28 Jun 1:56pm, 28 Jun 2024 7,225 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Sorry to hear that gg. Icing isn't going to do anything for a stress fracture and neither will a physio - she needs to rest it if she wants to enjoy her cruise.
LindsD 28 Jun 5:01pm, 28 Jun 2024 68,707 posts	0 LindsD Oh no gg.
Fields 28 Jun 5:10pm, 28 Jun 2024 11,320 posts	0 Fields My dads email got hacked / spoofed yesterday The hacker emailed everyone saying he had lost his voice and wanted to send a gift card to a sick friend but had lost his wallet. Turns out dad had his email address all over the internet as it’s to do with some of his voluntary work. Have advised him to use a separate email address for that stuff in future. Luckily I spotted it quickly and called him so he spent most of yesterday sorting things.
Little Miss Happy 28 Jun 5:12pm, 28 Jun 2024 7,226 posts	0 Little Miss Happy These scammers have no morals at all Fields. Scum of the earth.
geordiegirl 28 Jun 5:15pm, 28 Jun 2024 22,878 posts	0 geordiegirl Physio has done a great job maybe not helping stress fracture directly but she went in with a crutch she was using wrong and was wrong height for her. Showed her how to get up and down stairs easier loosened off her calf and ice and ibuprofen to help with any swelling. They’re off to a caravan on Sunday which will remove stairs. Thanks for the good wishes now to get her to do as she’s advised.
Bazoaxe 28 Jun 5:42pm, 28 Jun 2024 26,953 posts	0 Bazoaxe We had a quite sad time today. MiL recalled the night that her husband passed away and how she had to return home and tell Mrs axe and her brother when they were aged 12 & 10. Things got very emotional.
Garfield 28 Jun 5:45pm, 28 Jun 2024 17,945 posts	0 Garfield Oh dear Bazoaxe, that's quite sad. Hope things get better. GG, hope your mother's foot is all right in time for her holiday.
LindsD 28 Jun 5:48pm, 28 Jun 2024 68,710 posts	0 LindsD That sounds very sad, Baz
HappyG(rrr) 28 Jun 7:06pm, 28 Jun 2024 50,324 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Fields, Google Chrome has quite a good feature that it tells you when your login is compromised and in what systems/services, so you can change the login/password. Give me a shout on fmail if you want any info. Bazo, that does sound sad. G

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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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