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

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Lizzie W 25 Sep 10:07pm, 25 Sep 2024 28,729 posts	0 Lizzie W Selling a house: is there a good hand-holding guide? I used the Which book last time.
LindsD 25 Sep 10:17pm, 25 Sep 2024 69,956 posts	0 LindsD The estate agents for our purchase have a good short checklist week-by-week thing. Hold on
LindsD 25 Sep 10:17pm, 25 Sep 2024 69,957 posts	0 LindsD And you can post here and on the buying/selling a house thread
LindsD 25 Sep 10:18pm, 25 Sep 2024 69,958 posts	0 LindsD Think this will work robertsonsmithandkempson.co.uk
Lizzie W 26 Sep 7:05am, 26 Sep 2024 28,730 posts	0 Lizzie W Super, thank you
jda 26 Sep 7:20am, 26 Sep 2024 17,863 posts	0 jda
LindsD 26 Sep 7:37am, 26 Sep 2024 69,969 posts	0 LindsD
Lip Gloss 26 Sep 7:41am, 26 Sep 2024 77,780 posts	0 Lip Gloss Looks and sounds about right 😂🤦‍♀️
Snail 26 Sep 7:50am, 26 Sep 2024 2,975 posts	0 Snail 🙂
Fields 26 Sep 8:11am, 26 Sep 2024 11,718 posts	0 Fields lol my garage is totally empty; I haven’t even opened the door this year.

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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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Alarm company

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