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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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Big_G 31 Jan 9:07am, 31 Jan 2025 4,493 posts	Quote Pin Big_G Just to add to the comments about not being callous, and I totally agree. I think a sense of relief is the strongest emotion I felt when Dad died - relief for Dad, his partner, and myself.
Little Miss Happy 31 Jan 9:08am, 31 Jan 2025 7,829 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy Good news 3M.
EvilPixie 31 Jan 9:09am, 31 Jan 2025 61,890 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie That was quick Good news
LindsD 31 Jan 9:25am, 31 Jan 2025 72,405 posts	Quote Pin LindsD That's great 3M
LipGloss 31 Jan 9:35am, 31 Jan 2025 79,873 posts	Quote Pin LipGloss Wow 3M that was really quick. Hope everything else goes as smoothly.
No.12 31 Jan 1:38pm, 31 Jan 2025 3,645 posts	Quote Pin No.12 Thanks for your comments. And condolences to Marchog, never a good time.
Garfield 31 Jan 1:41pm, 31 Jan 2025 18,341 posts	Quote Pin Garfield My condolences Marchog, know how you feel though...more a relief that they are in a better place now.x Wow 3M - if only it were always that easy!!
Diogenes 31 Jan 2:34pm, 31 Jan 2025 90,489 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes When I did my mum's probate I sent it in on June 29th, receipt was acknowledged about 8 days later and it was accepted the next. I had the paperwork through on 14th July. I've not heard of a quicker one.
Little Miss Happy 31 Jan 4:28pm, 31 Jan 2025 7,831 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy That was swift Dio.
Lizzie W 1 Feb 8:21pm, 1 Feb 2025 28,875 posts	Quote Pin Lizzie W 24 Dec to 27 Jan to get the inheritance tax forms cleared & now we can apply for grant of probate. The house went on the market today.

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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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