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Elderly parents

Carer query
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Dad with dementia, mum starting chemo
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Options for assisted living or residential care in early dementia
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Carer hygiene and professional standards
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Is social work handling my father's care home case correctly?
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Terminally ill Dad
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Mum happy in sheltered flat but showing memory decline, should we act?
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Any experience of a shoulder replacement in an 85 yr old ?
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Can I text neighbours and say about mum's birthday?
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Care home guilt
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Will I lose my flat to pay for dads care
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Are daughters still expected to shoulder most care for elderly parents?
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Ideas for solutions to help much appreciated. (Elderly DM and neighbour with dementia).
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Is £20 an hour reasonable for privately funded carer cover?
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How long for cancer diagnosis confirmation?
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You have a car so you can access the community
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Supporting parents from a distance
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Help. Mum about to be discharged from hospital
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GPS tracker watch for my mum with dementia
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84 year old 'pre-hab' for major surgery
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Mum not settling into care home
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Can anyone recommend unobtrusive fall/activity monitors?
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Should we arrange a private geriatric assessment for my elderly mother-in-law?
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How to respond when a parent with dementia expects to move in
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Carers charging for 30 minutes but only working 15-20 minutes - is this normal for care?
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Chores help
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Safety cameras
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Elderly mum interfering with chores and hygiene in my home - unreasonably angry??
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How quickly do the DVLA act on concerns about unfit drivers?
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Dreading the phone ringing
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Do care homes usually invite families for Christmas dinner visits?
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Do care homes usually invite families for Christmas dinner visits?
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Frustrated by my dad pretending to the GP that he can do everything!
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Camera to monitor carers?
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Should care home staff have unpacked hospital bags after discharge?
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Balancing independence and safety for elderly parents as they become frailer
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Main carer planning to leave
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Can you claim CHC retrospectively after death?
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Can anyone recommend a UK death planner book for my mum?
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Elderly mother and tech
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Would you go on holiday in these circumstances?
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Moving elderly parent to be closer
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My father’s erratic and abusive behaviour
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Cleaning companies for a very deep clean
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How long typically to settle into a nursing home?
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Am I right that most elderly people must self-fund care if they have assets?
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Deputyship for father and paying mothers funeral costs
4
Meal Replacement
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Moving a 90-year-old parent to a care home in another area. Any experiences?
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Keeping my mum safe
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