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From dementia friendly days out to getting every penny of care funding you’re entitled to - our articles can help you get the most out of later life. Discover expert information on home care, care costs, and elderly living below.
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Dementia Family Day March 2013
Helping Hands’ training team delivered its unique Dementia training session to 31 delegates on Saturday, to rave reviews and a…
Working in partnership with relatives
Relatives play an important part in how carers can deliver care. When the family of an elderly person engages care…
The Real Cost of Home Care
Independent research carried out recently has highlighted the costs associated with keeping someone independent in their own home. We were…
Human Rights and older people
Often human rights are only seen as relevant to people being deported or as an overseas matter. Contrary to this…
Tackling Malnutrition in our Elderly
Malnutrition task Force is an independent group of experts across Health, Social Care and Local government united to address the…
Helping Hands carer wins ‘Care Worker of the Year’
Another award for the national live-in care provider Less than two weeks after its Dementia Team Leader won National Dementia…
Hidden crisis of hearing loss
By Dr Rekha Elaswarapu, Helping Hands Advisor A World of Silence – The case for tackling hearing loss in care…
Elderly people staying at home
by Dr Rekha Elaswarapu, Helping Hands Advisor A fear of falling is rendering many elderly people prisoners in their own…
My first few weeks with Helping Hands
Here’s a blog from one of our new carers, Karen Murray. In it Karen writes about her time at our…
Making a difference
We recently heard about lady who had a serious stroke which affected her movement and speech. One day whilst watching…
Who cares for the carers?
Whether it is a mother caring for her baby or an adult caring for an elderly parent, the simple act…
Dignity for family carers at risk – A study by Which?
by Dr Rekha Elaswarapu, Helping Hands Advisor Family carers are the backbone of the social care sector, providing valuable support…