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

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LindsD Jun 2019 12:31pm, 14 Jun 2019 28,107 posts	0 LindsD Hugs to you, macca, and Mrs macca (())
EvilPixie Jun 2019 1:11pm, 14 Jun 2019 16,397 posts	0 EvilPixie Sorry to hear the news macca but sometimes it's the right news Take care of yourself now xx
Nellers Jun 2019 2:08pm, 14 Jun 2019 34,313 posts	0 Nellers Hugs to you and yours Macca. It’s better this way but it still sucks.
DocMoye Jun 2019 2:25pm, 14 Jun 2019 28,648 posts	0 DocMoye Thinking of you Macca
Lip Gloss Jun 2019 5:03pm, 14 Jun 2019 34,463 posts	0 Lip Gloss Thoughts with you all Mecca x
Lip Gloss Jun 2019 5:03pm, 14 Jun 2019 34,464 posts	0 Lip Gloss Macca blooming autocorrect
LazyDaisy Jun 2019 5:19pm, 14 Jun 2019 27,018 posts	0 LazyDaisy I'm sorry for your loss Macca. xx
Little Miss Happy Jun 2019 5:56pm, 14 Jun 2019 1,450 posts	0 Little Miss Happy A difficult time despite knowing it was coming macca. Thoughts are with you and yours.
Mandymoo Jun 2019 10:13pm, 14 Jun 2019 8,549 posts	0 Mandymoo Thoughts with you and your Macca xx
macca 53 Jun 2019 6:53pm, 16 Jun 2019 26,904 posts	0 macca 53 Thanks for all your kind words. Wherever he is now will be better than the “life” he was living. In a practical sense, having someone die on a Friday is pants as you can’t do any of the admin stuff needed

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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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