Anyone Have Any Ideas Please?

[peachybabe]

I care for my 85yo mother who has several major medical conditions including Parkinson’s Disease. She lives alone so I do shopping for her. Problem is that I don’t have any documentation to prove that I care for her. Is there any way I can access the shopping slots for the elderly? I am also classed as being vulnerable as I have heart problems, diabetes and have had cancer.

[waterboatman]

I would suggest you have a word with social Services.

[emmie]

try Age UK,

If you need advice or information on money, care or health, call 0800 678 1602. We're open 8am to 7pm, every day of the year

[emmie]

also council for advice, social services should be another port of call

[peachybabe]

Waterboatman/Emmie. Thank you. Will try both!

[waterboatman]

Good luck.

[SparklyKid]

Shops very quiet at the moment. Big morrisons yesterday was nearly empty of shoppers.

[emmie]

SK, were the aisles filled, as our local waitrose shop was almost empty..

[SparklyKid]

Lots of empty shelves, got cat food though.

[emmie]

glad that the cats are taken care of.....

[SparklyKid]

Only managed to get 3 bottles of wine for missus. Got another six at Lidl.

I shall be glad when all this madness ends.

[10ClarionSt]

Oh yes! Gotta look after the cats first!

In answer to the OP, you will not be ID'd for your age, peachybabe. I was in Tesco yesterday in the pensioners' slot but there were people in there a lot younger than me. There were a few requests over the tannoy to observe the rule, that's all.

[rowanwitch]

If she has a letter from dept of pensions take that.

[SparklyKid]

As most shops are now empty of both shoppers and goods it won't matter what time you go.

[iluvmargie]

Now we have all these new rules, will there still be slots for pensioners at supermarkets, as it seems folk are now only allowed to go out for essentials?

[fiction-factory]

Food is regarded as an essential.

[gingejbee]

This morning, Waitrose introduced a limit of 40 people in the store at one time....one out, one in. There was a HUGE queue of people standing around the car-park (including over-70s etc).

[iluvmargie]

Yes of course it is fiction, silly question really. I'm all over the place this morning.