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Elderly parents

Negative, moaning elderly mum.
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Mum in cognitive decline. Dad in denial.
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Cockroach cafe - summer
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Probably just need to vent
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Dissapointed today on holiday no one offered a seat to elderly
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In reality how much time is left?
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DM won’t go to GP despite sudden weight loss and back pain
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Hygiene advice to elderly parent .
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Thefts at home
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Do you explore what grieving will be like?
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Discharge to assess review looming - telling them I can't be a carer for DM anymore
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How best to support elderly mum living alone and losing confidence
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Moving elderly mother into a care home - advice appreciated!
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Anyone had experience of feeding tubes?
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Why do (some) elderly complain so much?
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Best Incontinence Pants for Men
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State of FIL house
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My dad is making me miserable
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How much are people willing to sacrifice with care for the elderly?
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Am I right that most elderly people must self-fund care if they have assets?
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DF refuses to help himself - it's wearing me down
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Using elderly parent's house as a hotel
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Disposal of Adult Incontinence Pants
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What’s the test for determining capacity?
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Does this seem reasonable for an elderly-friendly bathroom in London?
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Old men and using the toilet ….?
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Care Home advice
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Recommendations for a quiet accessible self-catering break in southern England
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Sense check on medical tests on my 87 yo father
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Social Care
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Cockroach cafe - Spring to Summer 2026
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Dementia- experience/tips on managing delusions?
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How do you cope with the angry side of dementia?
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How to handle concerns about elderly in-laws planning a long drive
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How can I improve pain management for my elderly mother?
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Memory clinic question
18
Move Mum over to Europe?
16
McCartney and Stone / E M Management and First Port
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Help with what we say when DM has an assessment!
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MIL wanting additional stops when I agreed to just one.
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Overnight loss of mobility in elderly relative, what should we do?
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Is it normal to re-register power of attorney for a new ISA?
16
Timed pill dispenser ideas for elderly parent with dementia at home
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Funding residential care
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Cataract surgery + severe anxiety
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What short-term private care might help my elderly mother at home
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Has anyone successfully appealed CHC funding for a parent in nursing care?
31
Care homes make me think people never die
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Struggling with elderly parents in a toxic and abusive marriage
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Advice needed
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