Panorama Care Workers Under Pressure – Watch!
mmaters2024-01-02T11:18:32+00:00Panorama investigates a care home short of staff, where external medical professionals report seeing residents neglected, and overseas staff complain of being exploited. Britain’s health and care sector is increasingly reliant on overseas staff, with more than 120,000 visas issued last year. Reporter Balagopal Balakrishnan investigates one of 15 care homes run by a [...]
Getting a care needs assessment
mmaters2024-01-06T17:31:14+00:00If you think you, or someone you know, needs help to cope day-to-day, the first step is to get a needs assessment from your local council. You'll need to have this assessment before the council can recommend a service such as: Equipment like a walking frame or personal alarm Changes to your home such [...]
Seven Stages of Alzheimers – useful hints for carers in the home
mmaters2024-01-06T18:11:45+00:00"The seven Clinical Stages of Alzheimer’s disease, also known as the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS), was developed by Dr. Barry Reisberg, Director of the Fisher Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Research program at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. This guideline is used by professionals and caregivers around the world to identify at what stage of the [...]
What’s a good portfolio for an 80-year-old?
mmaters2024-01-06T18:10:34+00:00The benefits of long-term investing are not for everyone. "In developed countries people aged 80 and over account for roughly a fifth of everyone over 65 years old. In England it’s almost a third — more than 3mn people. Yet you never see investment advice for this cohort. Which is odd considering how much [...]
Homecare Association publishes new minimum price for home care
mmaters2024-01-06T17:52:32+00:00"The minimum hourly fee rate for local authorities and NHS of £28.53 allows for compliance with the new National Living Wage (£11.44) in April 2024 and the delivery of sustainable, good quality, regulated home care services." This is just a minimum. Visiting Angels prides itself on being an absolute top private home care provider. [...]
Get In The Boat
mmaters2024-01-06T18:16:31+00:00In Get in the Boat, Darlene Fuchs shares the powerful and poignant story of her father Richard's experience as a caregiver to his wife Gail during her decline into dementia. This memoir, based on the journals of Richard Sonnichsen, is a heart-wrenching yet inspiring exploration of the enduring power of love, faith, and resilience in [...]
Fancy making new friends?
mmaters2024-01-06T18:24:54+00:00What is The Chatty Cafe Scheme? The Chatty Café Scheme is the UK’s leading non-profit organisation tackling loneliness. We offer three services, all designed to reduce loneliness and/or social isolation. They include; Face to face meet ups where venues offer ‘Chatter & Natter’ tables, where customers can get together and chat. We have hundreds [...]
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Work for Visiting Angels
mmaters2024-01-06T19:14:07+00:00Visiting Angels prides itself on being carer-centric. That means that we look after our carers so they stay with us. Our staff turnover is 15-20% as opposed to 60-70% in the home-care industry. Watch the video and find out why Visiting Angels are different! Visiting Angels- We are Carer Centric! - [...]
Free Dementia Training Jan 9, 2024
mmaters2024-01-06T18:42:59+00:00Visiting Angels and the University Hospitals of Sussex are providing training to carers who care for people with dementia. This training is all about improving communication and interaction. To reserve a place, please call 01892-571925 or email tunbridgewells@visiting-angels.co.uk