Kathy Lawrence
Why it’s time to get that hearing aid out of the drawer
By Duncan Collet-Fenson, Audiologist and MD of Aston Hearing Around 11 million Brits are currently suffering from hearing loss. Six million of them could currently benefit from wearing hearing aids, but only one third of them have hearing aids – and only 30% of those who have them, use them daily. There is often a […]
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How to Prepare for Your Retirement
Collaborative Post Retirement is something that we all greatly look forward to, not least because we don’t have to work anymore. And after 50 years of working hard to keep ourselves afloat, we deserve some time to sit back, relax, and do all of the things that we’ve always wanted to do. However, when retirement […]
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4 Ways to Organise your Retirement Finances
Collaborative Post Whether you have already retired or you’re preparing to do it, having your finances in order is essential. There are many ways you can start organising your finances as you get older and you have to start thinking about how to manage your money when you’re no longer working. Some people choose to […]
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News bits
In the news: digital NHS finds care home places faster and opens patient online access to X-rays and scan; initiatives see more GP appointments available; TSB signs up to fraud refund charter; equity release debated; care home news; plans for living longer at home with dementia. Care home place availability This sounds like great news, […]
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How to Enjoy Your Retirement Fund
Collaborative Post Planning for retirement is something that most of us have been taught from a young age as something that’s important. However, retirement doesn’t look the same for everyone and whilst the norm up until now has been to save that money and use the retirement fund to live off. Things have changed a […]
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Building the business case for employee eldercare support
Many sales organisations run on building business cases to persuade customers to buy. So why not use the same approach to persuade your employer of the business benefits of supporting experienced employees who care for elders? Nearly half a million people have given up their jobs in the last two years because they can’t find […]
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Reduce Stress In Old Age With These 3 Tips
Collaborative Post Getting old is an inevitable part of life, and different people look at it from different perspectives. For some people, it is the start of a new point in their lives, where they can truly relax and enjoy life, with no work-related stress, no worry of raising a young family, no peer pressure […]
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News bits
Are you taking care of your own finances? We have things you should know about state pensions, wills and allowances. More older people are living alone, with repercussions for their financial well-being. There are continuing issues with the rush to emergency hospital admissions, and long waits for discharge. Latest research on arthritis pain looks […]
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6 ways your employer can help with eldercare
With an ageing population, the world of working is changing. One in four older female workers, and one in eight older male workers, have caring responsibilities. It’s incredibly hard to juggle work and caring, and half a million people have given up their jobs in the last two years because of their caring responsibilities. That’s […]
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Helping older people enjoy the spring
Spring is in the air and soon the weather will be perfect for getting out in the garden, spending time in the park and just getting out and about in general. There is nothing more enjoyable than chatting with old acquaintances and friends on a warm spring morning after living in hibernation under blankets for […]
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