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

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Mandymoo
Mandymoo
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6:29pm, 23 Sep 2021
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Hope she is home soon Dengie

Am trying not to think of Christmas and the issues it beings.

Doctors seem to not be doing lots of things now, compared to before covid.

Mother is poorly again, another chest infection etc but hopefully we have caught it before it goes to pneumonia this time. As soon as she tells me her back/shoulder hurts I am on the phone to the home to get her on antibiotics and hopefully stop I being too bad. She was very very confused today 😕
LindsD
LindsD
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6:30pm, 23 Sep 2021
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LindsD
That sounds tough, DeeGee and Phil
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
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6:31pm, 23 Sep 2021
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Mandymoo
Sorry DeeGee - silly auto correct
Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
Sep 2021
6:40pm, 23 Sep 2021
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Little Miss Happy
I’ve not heard of a practice refusing to do home visits full stop SP. Definitely sounds as though a change is required.

Sorry to hear that Mandy.
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Sep 2021
7:32pm, 23 Sep 2021
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Lip Gloss
That’s shocking that no home visit will be done
Grast_girl
Grast_girl
Sep 2021
7:36pm, 23 Sep 2021
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Surely that's against the law to have an inaccessible GP practice and refuse home visits.
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
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7:53pm, 23 Sep 2021
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Lip Gloss
Very unethical if nothing else
Grast_girl
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8:41pm, 23 Sep 2021
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It seems like a good way to reduce the number of complex patients as well, so they make more money for themselves and the surrounding practices have to take them on. I'd be reporting them.
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
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8:47pm, 23 Sep 2021
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That does sound like a poor gp surgery

We have been very lucky with MiL and get gP. They regularly come out and ensure all is ok.
LindsD
LindsD
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9:44pm, 23 Sep 2021
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LindsD
Same here with Mum's GP. They were amazing when Dad was ill and even after he died.

MM, hope your Mum is on the mend soon.

My GP has invited me in for a health check. I'm 52 and in good health. I almost said 'are you sure?'. Seems so unnecessary.

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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