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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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Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
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Mark - I'm sure you do but make sure you tell your sister that, and often, it makes the world of difference.

I want to say that I hope you don't have to do it for too much longer XB but I'm not sure that's the right thing.
MarkyMarkMark (3M)
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LMH, I do try to!
The good news is that she's just got agreed respite care for a week in every other month now until the end of the year.
Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
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That is good news Mark.
DeaJay
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Feb 2021
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Having an awful day! Fil is peeing blood- looks bright red! He had a uti last week, We didn't think the antibiotics worked. He's been off them 3 days and has now been put back on penicillin.
Then the carer manager turned up to say that one of our carers had tested positive for COVID. We've all just been swabbed (me, hubby and Fil). Thank goodness we had our AZ jab last week but it's probably too soon for us to have much immunity.
Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
Feb 2021
12:56pm, 4 Feb 2021
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Oh dear DeaJay - talk about all at once! I hope the blood in the urine is just a UTI or kidney infection and that you all test negative.
Mandymoo
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That sounds really tough DeaJay
DeaJay
DeaJay
Feb 2021
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Thank you. I think it was a carer who came here last night who got a positive test result this morning.
jda
jda
Feb 2021
1:46pm, 4 Feb 2021
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I think red urine is pretty common with a UTI and nothing to be particularly alarmed about, even if it's a bit shocking to notice it.

Also, after a very long run on a very hot day with insufficient fluid, but I only did that the once...
DeaJay
DeaJay
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Gosh jda that must have been alarming!
jda
jda
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A bit surprising but a quick google saw me right...

About This Thread

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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