Parents, Dementia and Money

[denislawsbackheel]

I see!

 

[Magicpole]

On Friday my dad came very close to giving all his money to a very convincing fraudster on the phone, luckily a very switched on neighbour stopped him and since then I’ve helped him sort it out. He was diagnosed with Parkinsons a few years ago but my we’ve all noticed he’s not as sharp as he used to be, these bastards are good at been convincing especially with texts, emails etc. I’ve warned him numerous times but now I think it’s getting to the stage where I or my brother and sister need to step in.
Is there a way of taking control of his finances, I want to be able to block anything like this happening again, I don’t want to do this but I fear one day he will lose the lot, he easily does stuff and it’s a face plant moment when he tells me. He’s a proud man and I can see it upsets him but I want what’s best for him and my mum (she’s no idea about money etc).

I would happily blowtorch those bastards who prey on old frail people. Utter scum.

 

[Manchester1894]

Saddens me the type of people that pick on the vunerable. In a similar situation in terms of a parent that's starting to lose grip on life at 62, my mother is working but struggling to keep pace of it. Her mental state is low, she has had depression on and off for 25 years and had a breakdown last year after my grandad died. She forgets to pay bills, turns up late for any dinners, and sits starting into space and we want to help more. But we need to take control to do that. Unfortuantely it will get to the point where someone else steps in I'm afraid. All we can do is be there for her and hope we catch any bad moments early.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Saddens me the type of people that pick on the vunerable. In a similar situation in terms of a parent that's starting to lose grip on life at 62, my mother is working but struggling to keep pace of it. Her mental state is low, she has had depression on and off for 25 years and had a breakdown last year after my grandad died. She forgets to pay bills, turns up late for any dinners, and sits starting into space and we want to help more. But we need to take control to do that. Unfortuantely it will get to the point where someone else steps in I'm afraid. All we can do is be there for her and hope we catch any bad moments early.

It’s shit getting old pal, hope everything works out.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

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