What is dizziness?
Dizziness is feeling woozy, disoriented or as if you're about to fall over.
The NHS describes dizziness as feeling lightheaded or off-balance, and that it’s very common and usually not serious. Symptoms include feeling giddy, faint or the feeling of spinning (vertigo). Dizziness usually goes away on its own, but you can do certain things to eliminate the feeling. This includes lying down, moving slowly and carefully, getting plenty of rest, drinking plenty of fluids and avoiding substances like coffee, cigarettes, alcohol and drugs. Make sure to not bend or get up suddenly, or do anything dangerous like driving, climbing ladders or using heavy machinery.
Causes of dizziness in the elderly
Causes of elderly people experiencing dizziness include:
How Helping Hands can help with elderly care
At Helping Hands, we pride ourselves on our ability to be adaptable to your elderly care needs. We can offer care on a live-in, visiting or respite basis.
Visiting care
Live-in care
A fully regulated home care provider
Here at Helping Hands, our service is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
This means we need to consistently meet high standards and are monitored by our regulators.
