Hereford
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In France gardening is not DIY and vice versa. You may need two people...
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I can, sadly, comment on this from experience. The help here is pretty good. I would not totally agree with the above comment on not sending a person to a Home if they did not speak French - it can depend on circumstances. My mother developed what we, as a family, described as Alzeimers. Having been referred to a specialist he organised a brain scan and as a result we were told she had Vascular dementia (resulting memory loss is the same but very different reason). To cut a long story short in April (of the year it happened) she needed some care but could talk and understand what was said but as my father was in his 80's we applied for APA à domicile. This mostly covered the cost for carers every day. On advice from her doctor we put her name on waiting lists for a place in a Home - there was an at least 18 month wait locally.By September the same year she had lost all ability to talk and understood nothing that was said to her in any language at all. She did not recognise her husband. My father had a heart attack brought on partly by stress. Emergency hospital admission for both of them. Help!!Super hospital social worker gave us a list of Homes with an available room. The EHPAD we chose, about 12 km from their own home, did not have a dedicated Alzheimer unit but was totally secure and they cared for a mix of oldies. Quite wonderful care and the staff spoke as much English as they could to her to no noticeable reaction.APA transferred to Home seamlessly. She lived another three years, quite calm and seemingly content but not recognising any of the family.Note re APA: it is, as has been said, means tested and "they" are not as generous with the savings you can hold on to as in the UK. It is potentially repayable.More important: If the patient has children and the spouse cannot make up the APA to the full Home fees then the children will be sent forms too for details of their income (on first applying for APA the names of children and addresses have to be supplied). They will be expected to contribute and it is not the children that decide how much! If a child refuses to complete the income form the APA will be denied (I have seen this happen: I am not making it up). If they are told to pay and don't it will be enforced wherever they are.I once asked a Notaire why the Home fees were only half that of the UK and was told that it because that State owns and runs the building so one only pays for board, lodging and care! Ask to go and look at a local Home and ask around. You can put someone's name on lots of lists but need not take a place if offered.I hope this helps, it is a very stressful time and occasionally things move very fast.Good luck.
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I looked at the site just out of interest. It opens to an error message but one can click on "page d'accueil" and then the box with the child regs.
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What I would like to know is: why can I not buy "cresson" - watercress - in Normandie, or not our bit! All the French cookery progs show it being used and it makes me cross...
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When my mother died we were charged around 7 euros (which the Notaire's staff member had spent to check a list of registered Wills). Other than that as my parents had a C.U. there was nothing to do so charge was zero. I have to say we were dumbfounded but very pleased. For complicated reasons there was no house involved but I can imagine that if a name has to be changed on Deeds it could be different.The friend without the CU could well be different too.We did have to keep reminding the Notaire about the CU which he seemed not all that familiar with! The member of staff clearly never "got it".You may have found that the Bank debited a charge - my father was furious as they had nothing to do. It seemed to be for sending a booklet (not wanted or needed) and saying that they could free up money to pay for a funeral - not needed either as my father was able to access what had been the joint account.I wish you well, sorting out the details seem to go on forever after a death.
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Hi MintI had to get one of these last month when I changed my car insurance. I was concerned as I knew the old agency do not like to lose customers. However I went in and although the office lady said "are you changing your insurance" (I admit to answering "perhaps but not sure"...but I am sure she knew that I was) the document needed was printed off by her immediately. It was clearly a standard document that was instantly available.Just ask, don't worry Mint.I had initially emailed and asked for the document and specified a time that I would collect it. Poor lady in the office had not seen the email as "he (agent) is in Africa on holiday and I have no access to his emails".What about that for the smooth running of an agency - really I despair.Mrs H
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Is this letter personal to you or could it be one of the round robin letters we all get from "Les Impots" !.Might it help you to post who it is from and roughly what it says? Do you not understand the French or just the contents of the letter?Good luck.Mrs H.
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If they really did drop the file on the floor they could still see whose photo is was - your application includes photocopies of your passport!We took the file in person, by appointment, to St Lô. All documents in one of those files with lots of clear pockets in it. The lady took them all out, hardly looking at them, and folded them into an A3 doubled over file cover. Photos were dealt with there and then. We gave our fingerprints and were told that the file would be reviewed (ours were technically renewals as we had had CdSs back in 2003 so were "on the computer"). Five weeks later a telephone call said they were ready for collection. Back to collect them with passports for ID.Job done - no hassle. Only hassle is the long wait for an appointment.
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When my mother died we went to see a notaire (as you do!). My parents had a communité universelle contract (incorrectly spelled..,) and we were told that nothing needed to be done at all. The notaire's office charged us less than 10 euros for checking that she did not have a Will registered.(For reasons that are not connected to the original question): the house they lived in was not their own but I assume that if a house is involved there will be costs to change name. The (presumably) later marriage contract trumps the tontine as far as I am aware.
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Hi IdunThe "international" number for the DWP is 0044 191 218 7777From the Uk though there is an 0800 number as I feel sure you know.In any case it is office hours, not 24 hours.
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Or, same thing but different, u-block origin (also Firefox) which shows a red shield shape. It seems to be blocking 44 pop-ups from this site...
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When we did this England to France, my no claims discount was 80% (this is in 2002) but the French company told us that 50% is the maximum in France.Maybe, Patf, you can prove you have had no claims and may be able to negotiate better than 50%.Mrs H
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Yes indeed, been there - done that for a parent in a maison de retraite. The Social services decide how much one must pay based on income and will pursue you even if abroad I have been told.
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Eurotrash: Having just tried to sort CdS out (see earlier post): we had to provide 5 years worth of tax avis and 5 years of utility bills plus birth, marriage certs, health care proof, passport copies and up-to-date photographs. When one collects (yes in person) the CdS you have to provide finger prints. This would be difficult to do online. All this even though we had had a CdS in 2003.The files we took were quite thick and they wanted to see the originals too (seemingly to make sure we had copied them correctly...).The files I got ready are in our small safe and will just have one later year added and the earliest year removed (plus new photos) for our appointment next September.It would seem better to us if the local Maire could approve the file of documents.If only we had pushed for renewing our 2003 CdS - isn't hindsight wonderful.
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Our department (Manche) is so overwhelmed by Brits wanting a CdS that they have resorted to appointments on a day they are usually shut - just for Brits. We went to the Prefecture on 25th September (no appointment as per their website...and also what we had been told by them in an earlier email).In French man on counter: "From 1st September we have changed our arrangements" - but I will make you an appointment. None left before Christmas and none to the end of June 2019." So: our appointment is on 25th September 2019 and I have an email confirming that. He also said "you don't and won't need a CdS" the law will not change in France"!No-one updates the staff so no fault of theirs.Other departments around us do have appointments for this year.
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Well Jacqui: at least your house really does have a fosse. A family bought a house in our village and the SPANC report, done just before they agreed to buy but as part of inspecting all houses in the village, forms part of the sale documents. The selling agent (English) explained the whole sales document to them (they had very little French) and said the fosse was OK.Actually the SPANC inspection was done when the previous owner was in the UK and the report includes what appear to be plans for the fosse (possibly the planning permission). The actual report on the fosse clearly says (cannot remember the exact French words) "not seen".This is not a surprise as it is clear that the fosse does not in fact exist...Grey water appears to go down the garden and no-one has yet found where toilet water goes.Sadly it is a few years ago now so no chance of redress as the problem has only just been identified.A lesson learnt.
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Our doctor told us very recently that the new forms are not online and we should get a form from the Mairie. Our local one said "no" you have to phone the prefecture for a form A bigger Mairie sent us to a "shop" called CCAS (centre communale d'aide sociale - I think). They had all the forms.
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Hi Mintemail and attachment now sent.I could email you from the forum but not attach anything!x Mrs H
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Hi MintDone the scan and tried to email via this site but cannot see how to attach anything to the email! How do I do this please - if anyone knows!Otherwise I can only suggest I email you and you email me back with a real email address and I will send it direct.Mrs H
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I will look out the Cordon Bleu recipe that I have made for getting on 50 years! Wonderful - though it does not have black treacle, only my Christmas puds have that!The list of ingredients is long so, if I may, I will email you a scan.The recipe was in the Cordon Bleu "part work" issued from the late sixties. Mrs H
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Does not help you Wiggy, but in Germany we know there are disabled spaces with names attached. Only the named individual can park there at all. Really good idea.Should be copied everywhere.
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As I said a parking blue badge will be of no help to you at all. I am surprised that the ambulance people have not complained to the Mairie so that "no parking" notices can be installed. Would the ambulance people give you a letter for the mairie - or indeed the gendarmes?I will you well and hope that the situation can be improved.Mrs H.,
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You don't have to be "disabled" to get a blue badge. A long term illness that makes walking difficult can be enough if your doctor agrees and writes the obligatory form (ours has it on his computer). A friend with back problems has been given a badge but will, he hopes, not need to renew it. My dad (95) has one that dates from heart problems and runs out next year. At his age we hope he will get a renewal but certainly not so essential now.Stupid form to fill in though that seems to cover lots of problems and mentions disability and children too but not only they can get a badge. Just fill the form in carefully or get help from the Mairie.The badge would not help the poster who wants a space left outside his house, get the Maire involved! He wants your vote.Mrs H
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Page 2 of what!!!?If you mean the tax form 2042 - do they have your bank details showing? That seems to be obligatory now. Never seen anything about identity.
Early stage alzeiheimers - future help ?
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