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4 gru 2008 · Dec 4, 2008. #5. If you search for "play money" in e-bay there is quite a selection available (sterling and euros). Some is quite realistic in colour and pattern, but it is clearly marked as not real. You can get £937 for around £4.50 delivered. Maybe it would do for your grandfather if he doesn't look too closely.
6 sie 2012 · Since my dad died we have found out they did not do what they were supposed to and as a result, we stand to lose a lot of money. They have verbally admitted that they did not complete their paperwork but we have nothing in writing. The latest letter from them suggests we pretend that everything is OK and hope that no-one notices it is not.
24 maj 2017 · May 25, 2017. #6. I think most of the discussion about family members being paid for care is when the LA is likely to get involved - obviously, they don't want large sums of money mysteriously disappearing to pay for family 'care'. But if you think your mum will be self-funding, then they aren't going to get involved.
13 lut 2009 · Feb 13, 2009. #6. This is the poem I used for my Mum's funeral: The Rose Beyond the Wall. A rose once grew where all could see. Sheltered beside a garden wall. And, as the days past swiftly by. It spread its branches, straight and tall. One day, a beam of light shone through.
27 sie 2024 · When I see The long goodbye advert for dementia awareness I’m relieved my husband is no longer with me. I would feel the same as I did then. I would try to pretend we hadn’t seen it, avoid eye contact and try to ignore the elephant in the room. Smoking kills was effective and over the years the number of smokers decreased.
22 sty 2014 · Costa Blanca Spain. Jan 22, 2014. #14. Helping a person who has any form of dementia is never, ever easy to do. I'm looking at 'faking' from the perspective of a person who has been through all the emotions you are experiencing and has now lost her mother to dementia/cancer.
17 cze 2013 · I just say, "Yes, Mum, here it is" and put it in a little drawer for safekeeping. When she has calmed down and forgotten to be angry with me, we take it back until it is needed again. This actually helps. She wants to draw an angry line in the sand, hurt me, and so we let her (using an out of date card).
2 cze 2013 · Jun 2, 2013. #8. My mum has an envelope with her pocket money in it, and the home actually charge residents for hair dressing, nails etc direct. Not so odd as a haircut is £1.00 the other £7 is taken from the envelope. That is the principle and the resident has just a couple of pounds in loose charge in their purse or handbag.
28 lut 2012 · Aug 20, 2006. 3,510. 0. Feb 28, 2012. #10. Yes - your mum can still give gifts, even if she is self-funding. However, it is important in that case that the gifts be "reasonable" in value - a guide that is often used is to look at the type of gift that your mum had regularly given in the past.
9 paź 2024 · Oct 9, 2024. #1. Hello everyone, I am new here and really struggling to get any answers from Social Services. Mum (79 (I know very young for Dementia)) was placed in respite care in June 2024 as the care package she had at home was not enough for her needs. September 2024 decision was made for her to stay in the care home long term and self fund.
