7 Tips for handling mental illness in seniors
As a person gets older, it becomes more important to take care of many things and keep track of them...
Making our homes accessible to all…
Ash explains how to make your house a home you can live in all your life.
Midlife challenges: being jam in the sandwich
I'm squeezed between the needs of my much loved child, and my aging parents.
Best gifts for mom in elderly care communities
Looking for the perfect gift for your mom? Some lovely ideas here that will really make her day.
Dementia: the pain of saying goodbye twice
Dementia can be cruel, but Anne looks back fondly on her last years with her dad.
Occupational therapy and alzheimer’s
People living with and managing conditions like dementia and alzheimer’s disease is increasing, here's how occupational therapist can help...
Supporting your parents after a hospital stay
If your elderly parents have been in hospital, do you have everything in place for their coming home? Sara shares her tips for providing support
Making your house a home for elderly relatives
Caring for elderly relatives in your home sometimes means making adjustments for safety and to make life easier. Liz shares her tips.
Exercise: the key to caring for elderly relatives
If you’re looking after elderly relatives, encouraging them to stay fit and active is one of the best ways of helping them to get the best out of their lives.
Caring for Mum and Dad
Where to turn when our parents need extra support...
Just not themselves anymore?
Spot the signs - your elderly relative may have an overactive thyroid.
Personal trainer blog: “The Famous Five take on dementia”
Marion looks at the five key things we can do to help reduce dementia
Christmas: A time to help those in need?
Christmas isn’t always straightforward… I may hide away from Christmas AGAIN this year. Christmas can highlight the good as well as the horrible times, feelings of being alone, enhanced by being with couples enjoying themselves and being on one’s own, in a group, can make one feel really lonely at this particular time of the […]
A humbling day
I have spent a bit of time with my parents recently, my dad is needing some hospital care. We had a hospital appointment, sat there waiting, my mum and dad together as ever, my mum anxious, protective and frail yet strong, and my dad stoic and gentle. We see the specialist…my dad has to strip […]