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

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Merry Lip Gloss Dec 2024 1:11pm, 20 Dec 2024 79,235 posts	0 Merry Lip Gloss My dads downstairs living room and hall carpet are a mess but it never put any buyer off as they where only interested in the bricks and mortar and are ripping everything out anyway.
Merrymoo Dec 2024 1:12pm, 20 Dec 2024 20,457 posts	0 Merrymoo Agree with LMH - what a prat My 80 year old dad is currently visiting us and other than being tired after the journey took twice as long as it should have, he is on good form. He is getting a bit forgetful but not much else. He seems to be enjoying life, and has a good group of friends in Winchester, long may it last
LindsD Dec 2024 1:28pm, 20 Dec 2024 71,704 posts	0 LindsD Good news MM
Ally-C Dec 2024 1:31pm, 20 Dec 2024 12,296 posts	0 Ally-C Fair chance any buyer is gonnae rip out a carpet old or new tbh. I’d take my chances and leave it be.
Garfield Dec 2024 1:34pm, 20 Dec 2024 18,276 posts	0 Garfield Good news here...MIL's house is sold. Estate agent will be taking paperwork to MIL to sign, then it's all down to the lawyers doing the transfer of docs, etc, so will complete on 31 January. [God knows why it takes so long but such is life and that's how they do things in Canada.]
LindsD Dec 2024 1:39pm, 20 Dec 2024 71,705 posts	0 LindsD Great news
Garfield Dec 2024 1:41pm, 20 Dec 2024 18,277 posts	0 Garfield We accepted their offer last week, but there were a few things to worry about...mortgage, and their inspection. The family went over and had a look at the house...a youngish lady is buying it as her first home. Her grandmother is a friend of MIL's so MIL is quite happy she's buying the house, as they have met in the past.
Garfield Dec 2024 1:42pm, 20 Dec 2024 18,278 posts	0 Garfield We're just happy to have sold it before we had to reinsure it as vacant, which was going to cost a small fortune. Our hard date for selling was July next year, but fortunately it hasn't come to that.
Little Miss Happy Dec 2024 2:35pm, 20 Dec 2024 7,669 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Excellent news Garfield.
Merry Lip Gloss Dec 2024 3:01pm, 20 Dec 2024 79,238 posts	0 Merry Lip Gloss We accepted in May and it’s still not finalised !!

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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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