In this series of articles, we have covered all the different stages building up to actually receiving care, from the first realisation that care might be required, where to go for support, identifying the type of care needed, how to establish whether financial support may be available and the questions to ask of care providers [...]
If you haven’t yet read our previous blogs in this series: The right time to move into care, Your care options explained and Needing care? What are the key steps you should take? check them out, they will help you gain a complete picture of the process of a move into care, leading into this [...]
Welcome to the second feature in the series, which talks about the the different options for care that are available. Hopefully, you will find it useful, but if you have any questions please get in touch through our website. Since the mid-1980s, the range and choices of care which are available have changed beyond recognition. At [...]
Following the recommendation of the UK Chief Medical Officers, the UK’s alert level has been reduced from level 4 to level 3 and, according to the official guidance, this reduction to alert level three will mean the "gradual relaxing of restrictions and social distancing measures". The definition of Level three means the virus is in [...]
In these strange and unprecedented times, when the only thing in the news is continual updates about Coronavirus, there is, what we hope is a little bit of a good news story on Channel 5 tonight. Amber, our beautiful Golden Retriever, underwent two operations on her eyes when she was a young pup and the [...]
We would like to introduce our latest, and most active team member, Amber the Golden Retriever, who is just over one year old and is about to embark (no pun intended) on her Pat Dog training. A PAT, or Therapy Dog, is a dog that is trained to provide affection, comfort and support to people in [...]
Paying for residential care in a care home is expensive and, although there may be some help available to meet the cost, the care system can be complicated and difficult to find your way through. You may qualify for financial help from your local authority/council, or, in some cases, from the NHS. Will my local [...]
This week is ‘Dementia Action Week’, which runs from today until 26th May. So, we thought it would be very appropriate to highlight this on our website, particularly as Fiona, our CEO and a ‘Dementia Friends Champion’, is giving a Dementia Awareness presentation to Hempsons, a national firm of solicitors, who specialise in the care [...]
You, a loved one, or client are already receiving care, whether it’s in a care home, care at home, or another setting, and everything has been going well. However, something appears to have changed and you feel that the care is not what you envisaged at the outset and have every right to expect. What [...]
This was one of the key findings of the report on the care homes market produced by the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) in November, and commented on by the Government this week. See link below to article in Care Management Matters. The CMA spent a year studying the 11,000 plus residential care and nursing [...]
