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Advice and experience to help you support and protect your parents and their rights.
Tips on buying travel insurance for medical conditions
Written by Kathy Lawrence Having just been through the process of trying to buy travel insurance for someone who suffered a heart attack a couple of months ago, I’d like to add a few tips for others that we have gleaned through our experience. We thought that it would make sense to buy annual, multi-trip […]
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How to find the right life insurance for your parent
If your parent is considering life insurance for the first time and faces bewilderment at the level of choice Ashley Shepherd, Managing Director of Over50choices, offers his guidance through a diverse market. Firstly, you should review any policies your parent may already have in place and consider whether there is a need for a new […]
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How to find the right travel insurance for your parent
Ashley Shepherd, Managing Director of Over50choices.co.uk, takes an in-depth look at the factors your parents should consider when choosing travel insurance, providing a helpful guide on how to find the right policy to suit their needs. The cost of travel insurance increases as we age – a sad fact considering that for many of our […]
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How to find the right car insurance for your parent
When They Get Older has teamed up with Ashley Shepherd, Managing Director of Over50choices.co.uk, to explore the murky waters of car insurance and discover how to choose the right policy for your parent. Insurance can feel a bit like a dark art sometimes; so many grey areas, so much industry jargon. Do premiums go up […]
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Family member needs care? Applying for Attendance Allowance
Attendance Allowance can be paid to older relatives who need help with day-to-day living. We work through the application process to make a time-consuming task a little easier. We hear regularly from people who have been refused Attendance Allowance for an older relative based on their application. If an application is refused you can appeal […]
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The 10 biggest myths about NHS Continuing Healthcare funding
Angela Sherman, Director of Care To Be Different an online information resource about NHS Continuing Healthcare funding, debunks common mistruths about NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Are you sorting out full time care for an older relative? Be aware that you may be given incorrect information about care fees and NHS. When it comes to NHS […]
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How to appeal against a NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment
Written by Rebecca Lenton While we trust that the NHS will professionally and comprehensively assess our parent’s healthcare needs, when it comes to deciding whether they qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare it may be that the decision doesn’t go in our favour. If you’re concerned that your parent hasn’t been properly assessed or the review […]
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What is NHS Continuing Healthcare?
Written by Rebecca Lenton As our parent’s get older their healthcare needs can change considerably. With complicated health conditions comes lengthy NHS and local authority assessments that can leave both you and your parent in a state of confusion. It can be difficult to understand how these processes can be of benefit to your parent […]
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How to apply for Attendance Allowance – what you need to know – Part 1
Written by Sandra Bullen It’s easy enough to say you can apply for this or that to help support your parents, but just how difficult is the practice? When They Get Older co-founder Sandra and her husband have begun the process of applying for Attendance Allowance for her mother-in-law. She’s keeping a journal of the […]
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What happens if a relative dies intestate?
The death of a relative is always a difficult emotional time for the surviving family members and friends, but if the deceased died without having made a valid Last Will and Testament, additional stresses can be placed upon the family and friends when it’s time to deal with the disbursal of the deceased’s estate. Probate […]
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