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

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Little Miss Happy
Sorry to hear that Mandy.
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5:58pm, 30 May 2020
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LindsD
Oh no ((MM))
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PaulaMc
That’s tough, Mandy. I hope she recovers quickly x
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LazyDaisy
Oh some very sad and worrying posts here today. I can only offer you all my sympathy, love and hope for a good outcome xxx
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Rosehip
Sending you all ((())) and love x
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Garfield
Sending you all hugs too. xx Sorry to hear that MM, though it's interesting (and curious) the test came back negative in the first instance.
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Mandymoo
3 negatives Garfield and then this positive. Makes sense as she had been in self isolation before being admitted the first time
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Garfield
Ah, I see Mandy.
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Little Miss Happy
The chance of a false negative test is quite high I'm afraid Garfield.
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9:53am, 31 May 2020
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Wombling Plodder (Welsh Womble)
Sorry to hear this Mandy, thinking of you both xx

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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