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Enduring/Lasting Power of Attorney
Hi This is my first post, so forgive me if it is in the wrong place. My husband and i started the process of putting together Enduring Power of Attorney about 5 years ago, the original paperwork is with our solicitors and we have copies. We are considering changing our solicitors and will then write new wills. At the…
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Care home fees
Hi. I have never posted before so hope this is the right place. My disabled mother may have to go to a care home due to increasing disability but she is worried about the cost. Half the family house was willed to her children on my father's death and she is now renting a property. She would like to gift some of her cash to…
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Club 55 rail travel in Scotland for £15
Brighten up your summer with Club55 http://www.scotrail.co.uk/club55 Return rail travel anywhere in Scotland for £15 between 17 May and 30 June.
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The Retirement show
If this has already been posted I apologise- just seen the advert The Retirement Show London Olympia. Fri- Sat 17-18 July 09. 10am-5pm Glasgow SECC 13-14 November 09 register for free tickets www.TheRetirementShow.com or phone 01372 840968 seen in Mature Times- perhaps you need to quote: Mature Times 1 (A friend went last…
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Selling house for nursing home fees
Hello all I hope I am posting this in the right place. My Dad is 72 and in variable health. It has been suggested that he put his house into my name so that should he have to go into a nursing or care home in the future he won't have to sell the house to pay for the fees, rather they would be covered by the NHS. Is this a…
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double glazing help????
:confused: please does anyone know if there are any grants or any financial help available to OAP tenants which will help me to replace my aged double glazed windows and doors which are no longer efficient and let in wind, rain and the units steam up. I am responsible for these repairs but i cannot afford them any longer…
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Suggestions for BT Light User changes?
I have an elderly relative who is on the BT Light User Scheme (which reduces the costs for people who make few calls) and has received a letter saying the scheme will be discontinued. It will be replaced by BT Basic which is only available for those on benefits. Although she is on a very low income, she won't apply for…
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15 May !
..........is Silver Surfers Day ! http://silversurfers.digitalunite.com/
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Panorama Nurse has licence withdrawn for her elderly abuse disclosures
Not money savings but I wonder if anybody else, like me, was shocked by the fact that the Nursing and Midwifery Council have withdrawn the licence to practice of Nurse Margaret Haywood for her brave under-cover reporting of the abuses which the elderly were suffering in an NHS hospital? One day you and I might be one of…
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Stroke adverts - fact - take note
WHOEVER YOU ARE, WHEREEVER YOU ARE, NEXT TIME THE ADVERTS COME ON FOR STROKES FACT OR FACE PLEASE PLEASE TAKE NOTE, MY MUM (SHES 63), SHE HAD A MINI STROKE 2 WEEKS AGO, AND IT WAS MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO RECOGNISED THE SYMPTOMS FROM THE TV ADVERT. OUR LOCAL PAPER RUN HER STORY…
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My last move - where to move to, please?
Oh, I'm unsure where to post this, but would be glad of some thoughts and advice, please... I am 62, single, and have a half-sister and brother who live in the West Country. I am retiring in September, and have always planned, (in the 9 years I've been here) to move (from Cheshire) to be closer to them. I have two…
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Home Security Upvc Doors
As any one who has a plastic double glazed street door will know it is not always possible to fit a door chain to stop unwanted callers forcing their way past older people. Here is my simple solution.. . You need a metal dog choker collar chain - £1.09 from Wilkinson or a pet shop. Two long 3 or 4 inch nails or Screws.…
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Searching for local bingo nights please?
The long and short of it is my Mum is 82 and was a regular at her local chuch hall bingo, the church has without notice cancelled what was a great social evening for the elderly community! I can see that she has been suffering socially because of this and wanted to know if there was anyway of finding a local cost efficient…
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Ear piercing later in life
Well, I'm not quite a bona fide poster on this board, but I will be soon, and I'm beginning to think I might like to get my ears pierced. I like wearing earrings, but it's darned near impossible to get them with a screw fitting for unpierced ears. And I've just had an early pressie from my family of a lovely chain with…
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IHT planning ahead.....
My 18 year old son will complete a training course this July. He would like to undertake an unrelated course of study for which we may well have to pay. I will inherit some money this year so we will be able to afford this and to make him a small allowance while he studies. As I am 63 I am wondering if this would be…
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Claiming Benefits and complications.....
hello i wonder if anyone can help me with a question regarding my parents? they are both pensioners, rent their property and will be applying for Housing Benefit etc once their savings dip below the threshold. but, reading another thread i just had a horrible thought about their situation that i hadn't thought of…
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Hospital and nursing home
My father has become increasingly frail and has recently fallen breaking his leg - which as he already walks with a zimmer frame makes life a bit problematic. At the moment he's in a hospital but they are making a lot of noises about nursing homes etc - my mother could cope with him at home, but we'd need a lot of help…
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Lack of care in home for mental health
Not sure where to post this but will start here, prompted by the thread on Margaret Hayward. A relative of mine lives permanently in a care home for people with long term mental health problems, though currently she is of very sound mind indeed. Last night the carer had not given her her medication so at about 10.30pm she…
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Advice re care homes & wills
My nan has asked me for some advice. She is considering putting my grandad in a home as she is getting to the stage where she can no longer cope with him at home. What I would like to know is the following:- At the moment both of them have a will which if either of them die the other partner gets everything. My nan would…
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where to put savings
