Face masks for the elderly
Our lives have completely changed over the last five months, but we are slowly returning to how life was before…
Managing swallowing difficulties at mealtimes
This blog was prepared and written by Birds Eye and features as a guest blog on the Helping Hands Home…
Tips on protecting the elderly against fraud
We’ve all been doing everything possible to protect ourselves in many ways during the coronavirus outbreak, but it’s important for…
2020 summer activities with your live-in carer
It’s been a strange old year. COVID-19 has completely changed everything from popping to the shops and visiting loved ones…
The Privacy of Live-in Care
There are many benefits of live-in care, retaining your privacy perhaps being one of the most vital – particularly for…
Trips out for Andrew in Warwickshire
Warwickshire home care customer Andrew receives funding for a social visit each week, but is unfortunately unable to receive support…
Advice for meeting up with elderly family members
With the government’s relaxing of lockdown restrictions, and a pause to shielding for clinically vulnerable people from August 1st, many…
Going above and beyond with live-in care
Despite the unusual circumstances we have all found ourselves in over the recent months, we’ve been inspired by so many…
Person-centredness and person-centred practice
This article has been written especially for Helping Hands and comes from Brendan McCormack work at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh…
Keeping In Contact During Lockdown
After seven weeks of being in lockdown, we’ve all started to find a rhythm in these strange times that we…