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Useful advice for anyone responsible for the care of an elderly or disabled person
Exploring Why Nature & Fresh Air are Important for Senior Mental Health
Spring is just around the corner and it's a time when nature begins blooming to life once again, the weather gets warmer and the evenings get longer. These changes offer plenty of opportunity to start enjoying outdoor activities again after the colder winter months,...
The Importance of Good Medication Management and the Role Home Care Services Can Help
As we age, the body begins to experience more ailments, so seniors may require different medications to help keep themselves as comfortable and healthy as possible. New and evolving medication schedules can be confusing and tricky to stay on top of, but it's essential...
The Importance of Quality for a Home Care Provider
Quality is an essential term in the care world, and the services care providers offer should prioritise quality and never compromise it. Cutting corners and choosing to do things the quick or most profitable way instead of the right way can mean that seniors are not...
Caring for Elderly Loved Ones While Raising a Family: Finding the Balance
When you have an elderly relative living alone at home who cannot look after themself properly, and you’re helping to care for them, you may find that you are struggling to find a balance between caring for them and raising a family. Caring for an elderly relative and...
Home Help or Care Homes? Assessing the Cost Differences
If you have an elderly loved one starting to struggle living alone, you may have started looking at potential care solutions, such as care homes or home help services. Various factors must be considered when looking at care options to ensure it’s right for your loved...
How Senior Home Help Services Can Benefit Elderly Individuals After a Fall
When a senior person has a fall, not only can it lead to physical trauma, but it can also have mental and emotional repercussions. The physical injuries on top of the loss of confidence and rise in fear and anxiety can leave elderly individuals feeling unsafe and...
How Help at Home Care Services Alleviate Everyday Struggles That Seniors Face
When the body and mind age, it can become more difficult to accomplish everyday tasks that were once second nature. Without the means or ability to complete everyday tasks, elderly individuals may find their regular daily routines slipping away, feeling like they are...
Choosing the Right Home Help Agency
When an elderly loved one starts to struggle with living alone it may be time to start researching home help care agencies, so your senior relative can get the support they need while remaining in the comfort of their home and maintaining independence. When trying to...
Debunking Myths Surrounding Home Help for the Elderly
The idea of needing home care can be daunting for elderly individuals without misconceptions causing further confusion and unease. Elderly people may find themselves refraining from asking for help because of the myths surrounding home help, which make it feel...
Asking for Help: Overcoming the Stigma
People of all ages can find it difficult to ask for help, and seniors particularly, can find this a struggle. Whether it’s to do with pride, fear of losing independence, the worry of feeling like a burden or embarrassed, or simply not recognising the need for help,...
How Professional Home Care Services Can Help Combat Elderly Loneliness
Isolation and loneliness are common in elderly people who are living alone. There are several reasons why elderly people may struggle more with loneliness including, declining health, lack of mobility, retirement from work, and deaths of friends and family members....
The Power of New Years Resolutions for Elderly People
With the new year comes the time to set a new resolution; it’s a time for reflection and the chance to see where improvements can be made to enhance physical and emotional well-being. Elderly people may find that setting resolutions offers a renewed sense of purpose,...