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Elderly parents

AIBU to step back if my elderly MIL refuses basic hygiene?
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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
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
Small care home room - storing furniture?
32
Refuse to care for aging parent
11
So I was looking at possible care homes…
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Hoisting
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Select Retirement Service
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The Archers, - elderly care storyline
10
Need help For A Loved Mother
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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?
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US expat managing aging parents
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Quick house sale options?
38
Step-parent - how to navigate
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Will a letter to my mother's GP appear in her notes?
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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?
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How to deal with Mum insisting on things that aren't true (when she is still mostly with it)?
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How to find a nursing home - not self funded / no hospice available
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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.
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What to do - head/neck cancer DM, depressed/dementia DF
17
Camera to monitor carers?
17
Funeral planning with parents
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Dementia Waiting list question
17
Has anyone stopped visiting an elderly parent for their own wellbeing?
26
Constant complaint the food is terrible
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CHC - to appeal or not to appeal? That is the question!
13
Would a companionship and practical support service help your elderly parents?
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Using health LPA on a gradual basis
17
How can I best support my mum while dad is in hospital
9
Complex feelings around very unwell mum
6
Using an Echo Show remotely to support elderly parents who struggle with tech?
44
AIBU to challenge a care company over inaccurate visit times?
22
Coping with elderly parents, dementia and an increasingly difficult father
12
Father’s Day gifts
4
Dm non weight bearing after busting her knee - hospital want to discharge to home
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When they never wanted to go into a home…
35
DM trying to manipulate me into doing more
25
Feeling blindsided by low B12 diagnosis
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FIL falling asleep all the time
22
If your parents have an emergency pendent alarm PLEASE READ THIS
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