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

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PaulaMc
PaulaMc
May 2022
12:52pm, 28 May 2022
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Oh MM that sounds tough. Xx
Little Miss Happy
Little Miss Happy
May 2022
12:54pm, 28 May 2022
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Little Miss Happy
So sorry to hear that Mandy.
macca 53
macca 53
May 2022
1:01pm, 28 May 2022
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macca 53
Oh no - thinking of you MM (())
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
May 2022
4:18pm, 28 May 2022
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Lip Gloss
Oh no. Take care and hopefully she will rally again. X
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
May 2022
4:25pm, 28 May 2022
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Mandymoo
Thanks all. Thankfully she is settled in her bed at the moment and more antibiotics have been started.

🤞 she has a settled night
LindsD
LindsD
May 2022
5:55pm, 28 May 2022
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((Mandy))
CK2
CK2
May 2022
7:20am, 29 May 2022
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CK2
Thinking of you Mandy.
Badger
Badger
May 2022
6:24pm, 29 May 2022
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Badger
Just caught up, that sounds worrying MM, fingers crossed she improves in hospital. Good thing she managed to get the mobile to work when she really needed it!
Mandymoo
Mandymoo
May 2022
6:30pm, 29 May 2022
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Mandymoo
Mum has spent the day in bed in the care home (Best thing for her legs to be up) has eaten some food and is comfortable.

Hoping the blood thinners will be starting to leave her system now and we will need to see if the legs heal up 🤞
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
May 2022
7:29pm, 29 May 2022
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Your poor mum, such a rollercoaster. I hope things get better for her (and you).

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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