Tuesday 8th July

I saw Mam today in the RVI forabout one hour. I was told that the CT scan had not detected any change (had there been a previous one?). Mam was to be moved later in the afternoon to the Cragside Unit. I wasn't myself sure she really understood this.

Is it reasonable to assume that Mam is not returning to the house? If so, then a number of things need to be considered:

1. Telephone bill
   Should we change the name on the account for the remainder of the period of occupancy?
2. Utilities
   We should contact NPower so that Mam's direct debit payments to them can be stopped.
3. Box Clever
   Mam is paying about £9 a month for rental of a washing machine. Perhaps this should be cancelled now - though if a sale is achieved within a couple of months, we could cancel once the house is sold.
4. Television sets
   I think we only have two of these in the house - both operating from Mam's free TV licence. The portable should be got rid of (this might be easiest by simply placing in the back lane, wrapped in clear plastic. Perhaps we should also offload the larger one in the front room.
5. Council Tax
   Mam will no longer be utilising council services. The forms should be filled in again - but when?
6. The Care Alarm people should be informed because we are currently paying £300 a month for a service that she will not need. Will she require this at the Little Sisters? I'm not sure whether Mam would even use the device. On Saturday it was me who had to press the button.
7. There's an old copper boiler still in the bathroom. It wasn't taken away when the Combi-Boiler was fitted four years ago. I think the price of certain metals has risen. Perhaps this could be taken away and sold (it'd be hard work removing, however).

Paul