Care
How can you find helpful, reliable and appropriate care for your parent, wherever they choose to live?
What will it take for care homes to open their doors again?
When will we be allowed to get back into care homes to visit our loved ones? While some homes are clearly working hard to find solutions to what is an incredibly difficult question, others are said to have pulled up the drawbridge and are implementing draconian measures to keep visitors out, and to isolate residents […]
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Help at home after hospital from the Royal Voluntary Service
What help is available to older people leaving hospital? If your parent has been in hospital for a while, they may need help to get back into life at home. When they’re ready to go home they should be connected to a number of healthcare and care professionals to get the right services in place. […]
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Home or away for care and nursing homes?
Joan is about to move to her third home in two months – and that’s not counting the flat she left behind following a fall and a spell in hospital. The first, a care facility in her home town, decided she needed nursing care, which they couldn’t offer. The second was nearby and very amenable, […]
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Choosing a home for respite care
Just days after Christmas we received a message from a local care home offering “3 weeks for 2” respite care. A bit startling, but actually not at all a bad idea. After the pleasures and stresses of any festive season, carergivers may well be feeling in need of a break to recover their energies. And […]
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Can a homeshare help my parent feel less lonely?
Can homesharing be an answer to the growing epidemic of loneliness and depression that is affecting our older population? We asked a homeshare expert, Sam Brandman of Two Generations, about how homesharing works in practice, and how we can make it work for our parents. What is a homeshare? A homeshare arrangement brings together a […]
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What will happen to health and care provision in a no-deal Brexit?
There are a huge number of unknowns around the timing and shape of the UK’s departure from the European Union. In this article we outline the concerns reported by three leading healthcare organisations around health and care. And we look at government advice to care providers on preparing for Brexit. Possible challenges around health and […]
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Figuring out sleeping arrangements for the elderly in need of care
Collaborative Post Beds are an easy thing for those who don’t have to deal with physical challenges. You can have something high or low, and it doesn’t have to change shape, giving you the pick of the litter when it comes to stylish and fashionable beds. Of course, though, this often isn’t the case for […]
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Helping your parents with their finances as they get older
Collaborative Post When your parents get older, they are going to rely on you more than ever before. This can be difficult for both of you. After all, you will have more responsibility than you ever had and it can be sad to see your parents struggling with things that they used to find easy. […]
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How are local authorities funding social care?
Many of the services we need for our ageing family and friends should be delivered by their local authority. A new report looks at why social care directors are finding their desire to deliver good service is tied to budget constraints, and what they’re doing about it. What’s the problem? The charitable body, The Association […]
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How to choose the right care home for your loved ones
Collaborative Post One of the hardest things you’ll have to do as an adult is making the decision as to whether or not it’s time for a loved one to move into a home. Although it may be something you don’t want to think about right now, one day the time will come. In order […]
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