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Evidence clearly shows that people live longer and more independently into old age when they are living somewhere appropriate to their needs.[1] Three nationwide Coronavirus lockdowns and numerous local Covid restrictions have given people, particularly older people, an uncomfortable opportunity to look seriously at where and how they are living.  Is your home still right Living in the right place at the right time – a Covid opportunity?Read More

Thoughts on the responsibilities of being a Health & Welfare Attorney Recently, I was asked by a very dear friend to be her Health & Welfare Attorney.  I was honoured to be trusted with such an important responsibility. With my many years of work in medical and health related charities and particularly through my work Health & Welfare Attorneyship – not as simple as you might think.Read More

Christmas is a time when families come together, sometimes for the first time in weeks or months.  Families are often dispersed across the country – if not the world – and Christmas can be one of the few occasions in the year when you spend an extended period of time with parents and relatives.  It Are you visiting elderly parents or relatives this Christmas?Read More

Are you worried about elderly or frail parents living a long way away? This is the third part of our Caring at Distance Series. Click on the links if you have missed Caring at a Distance – Part 1 Caring at a Distance – Part 2 Earlier in the series we looked at the information HELP – Parents in crisis!Read More

Are you visiting elderly relatives on Mother’s Day? Many families make a special effort to celebrate Mother’s Day and it is not unusual for this to be the first time since Christmas that they have come together. It is sometimes only when you are in the physical presence of an elderly person that you realize Are you visiting elderly relatives on Mother’s Day?Read More

Choosing the right Care, Nursing or Specialist Home can be a daunting task.    This is the first of a series of tips on Choosing the right Care Home from the TimeFinders Retirement Downsizing Service to get you started on the right track:- Firstly, a bit of legal stuff.  You need to be a legally Choosing a Care Home – Tip 1Read More

When I was writing the first tip on how to go about Choosing a Care Home I got rather distracted by one of the reasons why there is so much pressure to get an elderly relative out of hospital as soon as you can – food, or rather the lack of anything edible to eat.  Hospital Food and Elderly PatientsRead More