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Sarah Franklin

Sarah Franklin

Sarah joined Helping Hands in November 2016, working initially as a member of the Training and Development team due to her qualification in post-16 teaching. She has since moved into the Marketing team as a content writer, where she enjoys writing creatively for search and customer information.

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Living with Alzheimers – A Daughter’s Story

20 April 2011 Living with Alzheimers – A Daughters Story We have just celebrated mother’s day, so naturally all our thoughts turned to our mums and how best to spend the day making them feel special. Many of us may have cooked a Sunday roast, bought flowers or taken them out for the day? But […]

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Giving Someone Diagnosed with Dementia a Helping Hand

15 March 2011 Giving Someone Diagnosed with Dementia a Helping Hand. Awareness of dementia is increasing in the developed world and each country has its own strategies to deal with it. These strategies are normally put in place by the Alzheimer’s Association in each country but because of the monetary implications of dementia care, governments […]

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Welfare Reform Bill

10 March 2011 Welfare Reform Bill Today, there is to be a second reading on the Welfare Reform Bill, which affects all manner of provision including Housing Benefit, Incapacity Benefit – now renamed the Employment Support Allowance – and the Disability Living Allowance (DLA). These changes will affect disabled people in a multitude of ways, […]

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Respite Care Options Hit By Cuts

22 February 2011 Respite Care Options Hit By Cuts Local news today tells of a husband who provides round-the-clock care for his disabled wife who has been told their respite care funding has been halved. His wife spends four weeks of the year at a specialist care centre for people with multiple sclerosis, her stay […]

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Loneliness – the hidden killer of the elderly

As reported widely in the media over the last few years, loneliness is a hidden killer amongst the elderly, threatening health as much as obesity or smoking, and believed to lead to an increased risk of depression, lack of exercise and poor eating habits. According to Age UK, “Everyone feels lonely from time to time. […]

Two women smile at each other as they walk arm-in-arm in a bright kitchen. One uses a walking stick. Vegetables and flowers are on the worktop, creating a warm, cheerful atmosphere.

What a difference Live-in Care can make

20 January 2011 What a difference Live-in Care can make We thought I would share with you a letter received from a customers family member. This is what makes Live in care the perfect care option for so many. Dear Helping Hands I want to tell you how pleased that I, as well as other […]

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More Funding for Support at Home

05 January 2011 More Funding for Support at Home The Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said today £162million would be transferred from the NHS to local authorities and primary care trusts with the money aimed at helping people to leave hospital more quickly and receive support at home. This has to be good news for […]

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Live-in Care Receives Radio Coverage

08 December 2010 Live-in Care Receives Radio Coverage It’s really good to hear that the option of Live in Care is becoming wider known, in a recent episode of the Archers Lord Netherbourne’s Live-in Carer was featured. It is so important that everyone knows and understands the care options available to them when it comes […]

Two women smile at each other as they walk arm-in-arm in a bright kitchen. One uses a walking stick. Vegetables and flowers are on the worktop, creating a warm, cheerful atmosphere.

Britons Plan Their Funeral Before Care

01 December 2010 Britons Plan Their Funeral Before Care The latest Helping Hands survey has revealed that 48 per cent of UK adults have discussed wishes in the event of their death with family and friends, whereas just 27 per cent have tackled the topic of how they would like to be cared for when […]

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Building up to Christmas

16 November 2010 Building up to Christmas I love Christmas, FACT. I love everything about it, the anticipation, the tv, the shopping, the cooking – surely it has to be the very best time of the year. And why do I love it? because my mom and dad always strived to make it perfect, that […]