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Do you live alone whats the best/worst thing about it
Hi to everyone living alone,, I have lived alone now for about 15 yers and I just got to thinking about the best /worst things about this and would love to chat to other peeps about this. I find one of the best things is if I dont want to cook I can quite happily open a can of something or other soup or rice pudding, I…
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Downsizing and heating costs
I would love to hear from people who have downsized and taken into consideration the utility costs for their new property.So, what did you move to and why. Also I have been looking at retirement bungalows but the outrageous(I think) fee of nearly 400 pounds a month for maintainance, warden etc and the taking of a…
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house insurance saga
Hya folks, I've rang Saga about renewing my house insurance and told them I've had a better quote. The guy on the phone told me they will discount upto £100 with no problems, or proof, at all. Mine is more than that, so they are asking for proof, no problem there, but why cann't they give me their BEST QUOTE anyway.
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Help needed regarding power of attorney
Hi All, Need some help understanding the next steps regarding a situation with my mother. Unfortunately she has had to go into a care home due to dimentia, however my father did not take out lasting power of attorney while she was still mentally sound, however my mother has some savings only in her name, which my father…
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Time to regulate legal fringe
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6860909.ece Inquiry focuses on risks of unqualified people doing wills and probate, claims handling and the lack of a proper complaints and compensation procedure for solicitors. Very timely, it's obvious this area needs cleaning up.
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help need a medical bracelet for partners mum
Hi I need to find a braclet so that medical information can be written on a piece of paper and held in the bracelet. Paper because her medication changes depending on her current condition. Please can someone help. Done a google search but mainly see bling items or ones that have engraving on them. As she is not interested…
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Brown promises free home personal care
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8281168.stm £400m to be transferred from NHS budget to enable people to get free care at home in England.
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Wireless headphones for tv
Can anyone tell me or recommend a pair of the above for an almost deaf relative. Has a pair of Panasonic which are ok but when in use they cut tv volume out for family. Ideally need a set that can bump up tv volume for personal [hard of hearing] listening, but allows rest of family to listen at normal volume. Are such…
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Is anyone a parish councillor?
Dear all, I've just seen an ad in the local paper for a vacancy for a parish councillor and wondered if someone could tell me what's involved. They don't have a website, newsletter or anything. I live in the area and have always been frustrated by lack of info about local issues so thought it would be a chance to do…
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Cheapest registered Pharmacist?
Hi all, Partly because of my age(I s'pose!)... 64, and partly because of a number of my regular medications, I am getting a regular private prescription from my doctor for 8tabs of 100mg Viagra:D Can anyone let me know of a reputable registered dispenser, via the internet, that can supply these pills at a reasonable…
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Advice needed for my Uncle
Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place, but I need a bit of help. I've also posted in the mortgae and endowments bit, but I think this might be the better :0) My Uncle who is 75, has a small amount left on his mortgage just so the bank will hold his deeds for him (his words) and as far as I know pays a small amount…
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winter fuel payment
I've been getting this myself since I was 60. DH is not yet 65 so he doesn't get it automatically and has never applied, therefore I get the full amount for us both. Is there any drawback to continuing to do this until he gets it in his own right at 65 when he draws his state pension? I know that 25 Sept is the deadline to…
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Police and the over 50s
Afternoon I have an interest in the Policing service provided to the over 50's and am looking for schemes that have been recieved positively around the country. In particular, I am looking at where Crime Prevention and Money Saving have been linked - you can imagine that some prevention measures cost money (though most…
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Guardian Angel - Yvonne Hossack - True Justice
True justice Yvonne Hossack, solicitor who works pro bono tirelessly to aid the sick, vulnerable, frail and elderly etc to the extent that councils hounded her for 'upsetting their apple cart' of care home closures and other detrimental actions against this group of people that seem to bear the brunt of any cuts and…
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My mums continuing care
My mother has had a stroke and is in hospital. She has had a continuing care assessment undertaken by a panel for continuing NHS funding. She did not pass the criteria and i intend to appeal. In the mean time the local Suffolk social services are asking me for her financial details and have sent me a form to fill in on my…
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Pension Credit Help
Was hoping someone could shed some light on this. My dad receives pension credit and he has been sent another form (a renewal? i am assuming his assessed income period has come to an end) asking for all his details etc. This is not a problem and he filled in the form and sent it. He now has received a letter asking him for…
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Outrage over new raid on your pensions
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/127143/Outrage-over-new-raid-on-your-pensions Did anybody read the Express today, re the government ripping off pensions again, is this just political trouble making or something that we should all be concerned about, any pension experts out there got the true facts about this?
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family trees and roots
I thought that I would start looking for my paternal roots as I have no knowledge whatsoever, having a father from Poland who fought in the Polish army from 1939 to 1947. He was exiled and couldn`t return home and never spoke about the dreadful times he had, fighting his way through Normandy up to Germany. What a long…
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"disposing of assets" (in order to reduce care home charges....)
Briefly, my in laws situation is that MIL is in full time residential care, and FIL is living at home with home carer visits. They are both self funding as their savings are beyond the Local Authority threshold. We were advised to divide their assets, before MIL went into the home, to protect FIL's share of their savings.…
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Life insurance or funeral plan?
Please forgive me if this is in the wrong section! What I would like to know is whether it is better to purchase a funeral plan for my mother or to try and get life insurance for her. My mother is presently in a nursing home as she has dementia, but is in good health apart from that. She has some life insurance but not…
