Palliative Care – Can You Really Have it at Home?
No longer does the need for palliative care mean you have to leave your home for a hospital or hospice to get the range of services and support that you…
Rejecting The Move to Institutional Care
Why more and more elderly people are rejecting institutional care, turning their backs on the traditional care home and opting to stay at home It should come as no surprise…
So you thought live-in care was expensive?
Live-in carer fees compare favourably with residential care homes, especially for couples. Here, we explain how misconceptions about the price of care could lead to fewer people getting the opportunity…
The Important Role of Pets in the Lives of Older People
As we get older, we need to carefully consider our living arrangements and what makes us feel happy and protected. Sadly, as we revealed in our Better At Home Report,…
LATE Brain Disorder – A Newly Identified Condition
In the last couple of years a team of international researchers have identified a new brain disorder. The discovery was made in May 2019 and the disorder it known as…
Specialist Care at Home – What Are the Benefits?
Receiving specialist care at home helps you or your loved one to maintain independence and freedom to enjoy doing the things you like in familiar surroundings with the advantage of…
Jointly Owned Property and Care Home Fees
Update: In September 2021 the government announced a plan to cap the cost of social care with the aim being that nobody needing care should be forced to sell their…
Local Authority Funding for Care in Your Own Home
If the time is fast approaching where you realise you may need extra care in your day to day life, you may be worrying about how much that care is…
Continence and the Carer: How to Handle Continence Issues with Dignity
Incontinence, the loss of control over one’s bladder or bowel, can affect people of all ages and can be distressing for anyone but older people are particularly affected. Indeed, continence…
Taking Care of Your Own Health as a Live-in Carer
Looking after an elderly person, especially one who may have health and/or mobility problems can be tiring and difficult at times. If that person also has dementia the task can…