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

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Garfield
Garfield
30 Sep
12:12am, 30 Sep 2024
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Thanks LMH, it is a nasty shock for her, and she didn't end up staying in the town she wanted to.

Today wasn't a good day for her apparently, especially when she found out hubby had disposed of her china!!! He did ask her if she wanted anything to keep, only she was in the bad mood from not going into the home in her town, so she didn't want anything, so we took her at her word! When she found out we had disposed of everything, she seemingly had a snit fit, saying that one of friends might have wanted to have a china cup and saucer...though the odds of finding it in the huge assortment of china cups might have been very small!! Then again, the odds of her friend wanting things might be minimal anyways.
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
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12:30pm, 30 Sep 2024
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LMH - I find that hard to believe also, but thats what we were told by at least three different nurses. We have made the nurses aware and left a letter for the doctor. I havent heard yet if Mrs A has been contacted.
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
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Outcome is one of the two medications being resumed in liquid form, the other they will do their best to give in tablet form. Best outcome I guess, I just wish they hadn’t made this call without thinking through implications or asking. It does take time for the equilibrium to be achieved though so still a week or so I would guess before we are back on an even keel.

On a sadder side, our sons fiancées grandmother passed away this morning less than 36 hours after going to hospital.
LindsD
LindsD
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7:42pm, 30 Sep 2024
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LindsD
That's sad
Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
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10:23pm, 30 Sep 2024
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Little Miss Happy
Glad the situation is resolved Baz. Sad news about the other grandmother.

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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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