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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 worried about elderly or frail parents living a long way away? Here are five more of Alison’s Contingency Planning tips for people who find themselves worrying about elderly parents living a long way away  – although these are just as pertinent for anyone with elderly parents, even if they live next door. This Caring at a Distance – Part 2Read More

Are you worried about elderly or frail parents living a long way away? Not so long ago members of an extended family would usually live close to one another in the same community, sometimes even in the same house. It was normal for the younger generation to share responsibility for caring for their parents as Caring at a Distance – Part 1Read More