Live in care at Home – Elderly home care blog

Living alone at any age is not nice and can be quite lonely and this is no different when you are elderly.
So if you are looking for companionship for the elderly and would like to have someone live with you then look for a companionship agency with a good reputation.
Care at home provides a 24-7 [...]

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Delegates at a recent Health and Care Conference held in Glasgow heard a call by the co-director of Birmingham University’s Health Services Management Centre for a radical overhaul of the funding of long-term care for the elderly.
In a workshop entitled “Who cares? Reforming Long-Term Care” Professor Jon Glasby said that the current system placed an [...]

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10 good reason why you should choose care in your own home in preference to moving into a care home.

1. There’s No Place Like Home
As people get older, their home tends to become even more precious to them. Any move away from this familiar environment, for example a holiday in a hotel, or even a [...]

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised that the Swine Flu pandemic is now imminent. In response, the WHO has raised their pandemic alert to level five, just short of a ‘full pandemic outbreak’.
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, said today that most people affected by the virus would recover and the government had [...]

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What is a stroke is a question that is asked regularly and in some instances can be very dibilitating!
A stroke happens when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted. A blood clot restricting the flow of blood to the brain is the most common cause of strokes, but some are caused by bleeding in [...]

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As we get older it is a well known fact that our memories may not be as efficient as they once were so here are a few memory tips to help.
For some this may only be small things such as appointments but in other cases it can be worse, such as forgetting the faces of [...]

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Journalist John Suchet talks about his wife’s Alzheimer’s and his frustrations with the decease.

Alzheimer’s is a form of Dementia and in the UK alone there are over 700,000 dementia sufferers! It has been shown that exercise can hold back the advance of Alzheimer’s, US researchers have established.

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If you think you may be developing dementia, or that someone you know may be affected, it’s best to see your GP.
You won’t usually get a definite diagnosis at your first visit, especially if you are in the early stages. Your GP may follow your progress for several months to make a more definitive diagnosis. [...]

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Care of the elderly is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), formerly the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). The CQC has laid down a set of National Minimum Standards which apply to all organisations involved in providing care services to the elderly, whether they be charities, local authorities, or private agencies.
There are 27 [...]

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Firstly, what is dementia?
Dementia is a term commonly used to describe various different brain disorders that have one thing in common – a loss of brain function which is usually progressive and eventually severe, leaving the person severely disabled and in most situations extremely frustrated.
The term ‘dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur [...]

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