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

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EvilPixie Dec 2024 8:56pm, 9 Dec 2024 60,060 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie Me too please xx
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EvilPixie Dec 2024 9:40pm, 9 Dec 2024 60,061 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie Families can be such hard work and heart breaking Strength being sent your way. Xx
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Garfield Dec 2024 10:29am, 10 Dec 2024 18,253 posts	Quote Pin Garfield We've accepted an offer on MIL's house - hubby as POA, that is. Fingers crossed it goes well.
EvilPixie Dec 2024 10:34am, 10 Dec 2024 60,068 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie Some good news 🤞
Little Miss Happy Dec 2024 10:46am, 10 Dec 2024 7,641 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy Fingers crossed Garfield.
Garfield Dec 2024 1:54pm, 10 Dec 2024 18,254 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Thanks...we have already tripped over one issue...our estate agent is sick and doesn't want to visit MIL in her home (a good idea) but someone needs to get the papers over for her to sign. Hopefully someone can ferry the papers for her. Hubby's currently talking to the lawyer about this.

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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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