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Elderly parents

What short-term private care might help my elderly mother at home
16
Help with what we say when DM has an assessment!
6
Care homes make me think people never die
693
Cockroach cafe - Spring to Summer 2026
920
Struggling with elderly parents in a toxic and abusive marriage
9
Funding residential care
8
Advice needed
18
My dad is making me miserable
34
AIBU to step back if my elderly MIL refuses basic hygiene?
119
Should we set aside money now for Mum's future funeral costs?
26
Should I raise concerns about my elderly mother's repeated hospital admissions?
22
MIL wanting additional stops when I agreed to just one.
42
Live in care vs care home
21
Elderly parent about to be discharged from hospital with a fractured neck. Any questions I should ask the discharge team?
51
DF refuses to help himself - it's wearing me down
18
Small care home room - storing furniture?
32
Refuse to care for aging parent
11
So I was looking at possible care homes…
27
Recommendations for a quiet accessible self-catering break in southern England
12
Hoisting
8
Select Retirement Service
5
The Archers, - elderly care storyline
10
Need help For A Loved Mother
1
Am I right that most elderly people must self-fund care if they have assets?
185
How should we talk to elderly mum about staying in care?
32
Lack of capacity questions
4
Talking of ‘love lies’ (in the case of dementia)…
21
Experiences of hospital discharge discussions when an elderly parent is unsafe at home
122
Should my mum with advanced Parkinson’s be in a care home?
142
Parents (80 this year) have no wills or LPA in place
45
Driving
12
Does anyone's parents have hearing aids on their glasses?
3
US expat managing aging parents
8
Quick house sale options?
38
Do you explore what grieving will be like?
2
Step-parent - how to navigate
12
Will a letter to my mother's GP appear in her notes?
10
Can't find a charity to help me fill in the night time attendance part of mums AA application !
21
Lightweight three wheel walkers. What's the best?
13
How to deal with Mum insisting on things that aren't true (when she is still mostly with it)?
29
How to find a nursing home - not self funded / no hospice available
107
I hate my life right now and it's mainly due to my elderly parents constant needs and I hate myself even more for saying that.
202
What to do - head/neck cancer DM, depressed/dementia DF
17
Camera to monitor carers?
17
Funeral planning with parents
14
Dementia Waiting list question
17
Has anyone stopped visiting an elderly parent for their own wellbeing?
26
Constant complaint the food is terrible
19
CHC - to appeal or not to appeal? That is the question!
13
Would a companionship and practical support service help your elderly parents?
71