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26 Feb 2019
What Options Do You Have For Elderly Care In Richmond?

It’s not always easy to know if or when the time has come to find additional support for your loved…

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26 Feb 2019
Give Yourself A Break With Respite Care In Aylesbury

Once you start caring for a parent, family member or friend, you’re likely to hear of respite care. This type…

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25 Feb 2019
Care Options For A Loved One With Dementia In Manchester

There’s no one-size fits all formula when it comes to dementia. Each family’s case is unique, requiring various levels of…

A carer in purple offers tablets to an elderly woman wearing a striped top, who is sitting up in bed and smiling while holding out her hand to receive the medicine.
29 Jan 2019
A regulated service vs a non-regulated service

What Are Regulated and Non-Regulated Care Services? We know that most of the families who need care need it quickly…

A smiling carer in a purple uniform stands outdoors, linking arms with an older woman in a light blue cardigan and white blouse. They both look happy, with greenery and a wooden fence in the background.
22 Jan 2019
Great books to read to dementia patients

The stories within the pages of a book can help us to understand ourselves and the world around us. For…

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22 Jan 2019
How Live-in Carers Help with Everyday Domestic Tasks

Live-in carers are at the heart of providing continuous, round-the-clock care. And while that does mean supporting with practical activities…

A carer in purple offers tablets to an elderly woman wearing a striped top, who is sitting up in bed and smiling while holding out her hand to receive the medicine.
22 Jan 2019
How to Take Your Medicine Safely at Home

There may well come a point in your life where you need to take a specific set of medications. This…

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22 Jan 2019
The importance of healthy eating in later life

We’re living in an ageing population – figures released by The Office of National Statistics reveal that in mid-2017, around…

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10 Jan 2019
Taking care of the carer

According to Carers UK, every year, 4.3 million people become unpaid carers – that’s 12,000 people a day. But who…

A carer in a lavender uniform smiles and talks with a woman sitting up in bed, creating a warm and supportive atmosphere in a softly lit room.
24 Dec 2018
Sepsis awareness – how to spot the signs and save a life

Although sepsis is a life-threatening and serious complication of an infection, it is one of the least recognised. At least…