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

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geordiegirl 16 Sep 8:01am, 16 Sep 2024 24,293 posts	0 geordiegirl Thinking of you all Baz
Garfield 16 Sep 1:36pm, 16 Sep 2024 18,116 posts	0 Garfield Sorry to hear this Baz.
Snail 16 Sep 11:14pm, 16 Sep 2024 2,958 posts	0 Snail 4 weeks ago, took dad to A&E with what turned out to be a fractured hip. Good today to be able to collect him from hospital together with Zimmer type support, so he can get back to living at home. Although not sure that we will be able to make as much apple crumble as he seems to have been eating in hospital! Unfortunately my sister on her final visit to him yesterday was walking back afterwards and got hit by a van. So she is now in hospital, in reasonable spirits but with a number of internal fractures. So more worry and another round of hospital visits
Lip Gloss 16 Sep 11:19pm, 16 Sep 2024 77,629 posts	0 Lip Gloss Omg Snail hope she recovers soon. Good news about your dad though
Mandymoo 16 Sep 11:35pm, 16 Sep 2024 19,818 posts	0 Mandymoo Oh jeez snail
geordiegirl 16 Sep 11:58pm, 16 Sep 2024 24,307 posts	0 geordiegirl Oh my word snail good news about your dad not good about your sister. I hope she makes a full and speedy recovery.
LindsD 17 Sep 7:22am, 17 Sep 2024 69,796 posts	0 LindsD Oh no Snail. Hope she gets well soon
Lizzie W 17 Sep 7:38am, 17 Sep 2024 28,724 posts	0 Lizzie W Best wishes to sister snail
Little Miss Happy 17 Sep 11:32am, 17 Sep 2024 7,402 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Sorry to hear about your sister snail. Glad your dad is doing well.
Garfield 17 Sep 2:17pm, 17 Sep 2024 18,118 posts	0 Garfield Glad your dad is doing well snail...sorry to hear about your sister.

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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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