Do you know that there are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK? What is Dementia? Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a range of conditions. An individual with dementia might have various cognitive symptoms and problems such as: Daily Memory: difficulty of remembering events, loved one and the hobbies the elderly individual [...]
If you are in your later life and have limited mobility, this does not mean that you cannot eat well and exercise to maintain overall mental and physical health. Whatever your circumstances may be, you can make always small diet changes, do gentle daily exercises and practice brain stimulation exercises to make your life [...]
Is home care the best option for you or your relative? We are aware that choosing the right care and support for yourself or a relative can be difficult a decision to make as you need to think about the pros and cons of having home care or moving your loved one in a [...]
It is never too late to teach your mum, dad or older relative something new, even if its technology. We live in a society where technology is constantly growing. New platforms, to initiate and increase communication, are constantly being created. Research from Open Access Government suggests that 41% of the older adults over 75 [...]
Planning ahead for later life? A beneficial guideline A lot of us do not have the time to plan ahead for later life, we are so busy with our daily schedules and lives that thinking about our old age is a low priority. We also live with this hope that if we maintain a healthy [...]
What are your 2020 highlights? Christmas in 2020 The government has announced the new tier three system that came into effect when the second national lockdown in the UK ended on the 2nd December. Non-essential shops are back as normal such as shopping centres, restaurants, hairdressers and other non-essential personal shops. It has also [...]
Have you noticed that your elderly relative feels lonely? The elderly are extremely vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation and these can have a serious impact on their health. According to the research conducted by Age UK, there are 1.4 million lonely elderly individuals in the UK and in a pandemic such as Covid-19, loneliness [...]
As our parents and relatives get older, their needs change and the idea of living independently becomes more difficult. As a child of an ageing parent, you would want to provide them with the support that they need. An important decision to make when considering elderly care is to decide whether your loved one is [...]
Alzheimer's Awareness Month It's World Alzheimer's Awareness Month and it is so beneficial to have an informative blog post about the elderly living with Dementia. Many of us do not know what Dementia is and that Alzheimer's Disease is one of many types of Dementia. If you have an elderly loved one recently being diagnosed with [...]
