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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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ThorntonRunner Dec 2024 11:41pm, 20 Dec 2024 8,010 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Mum and dad's flat went in the market today. Haven't a clue as to how fast (or slow!) it's likely to move.
Dave W Dec 2024 7:29am, 21 Dec 2024 24,808 posts	0 Dave W All good advice, thank you all so much.
Garfield Dec 2024 10:03am, 21 Dec 2024 18,280 posts	0 Garfield In MIL's case, she's still alive...but moved into a care home, so wanted to sell the house as we couldn't keep the house as a bolthole, due to insurance issues and no one living in the house.
Bazoaxe Dec 2024 10:46am, 21 Dec 2024 27,804 posts	0 Bazoaxe MilLs flat still has no insurance as that’s another on BiLs stubborn rejection list. Latest is the funeral directors chasing us as he hasn’t collected his half of his mums ashes. The guy has real issues.
Garfield Dec 2024 12:09pm, 21 Dec 2024 18,281 posts	0 Garfield What a nightmare Baz!
Lizzie W Dec 2024 12:37pm, 21 Dec 2024 28,824 posts	0 Lizzie W I changed the existing insurance to unoccupied and pay it from the estate (we're fortunate they had some savings, I hadn't really thought about their pensions paying for bills)
Merry Lip Gloss Dec 2024 3:15pm, 21 Dec 2024 79,253 posts	0 Merry Lip Gloss We did the same Lizzie, just kept the S/O going but changed the policy. Baz he really does have issues but hopefully the undertaker is hounding him to collect them.
Little Miss Happy Dec 2024 5:16pm, 21 Dec 2024 7,673 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I'd tell the undertaker to take that up with him and leave you out of it Baz.
LindsD Dec 2024 5:22pm, 21 Dec 2024 71,744 posts	0 LindsD Me too
Merry Lip Gloss Dec 2024 5:28pm, 21 Dec 2024 79,259 posts	0 Merry Lip Gloss Get them to tell him a deadline or they will dispose of them (even if that Mrs Baz took them )

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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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