Could The Elderly Be At High Risk Of Poor Heart Health?
Do you know how healthy your heart is? As people age it is important that they know about the health of their heart, Cardiovascular Disease is the biggest killer in the UK with 180,000 deaths recorded in 2010 and in the USA the figure is around 370,000. The biggest increase comes once people are over […]
Poor Eyesight Causing Falls Among The Elderly
Those of us in the prime of life know what is like to experience deterioration in eyesight but vanity or denial can often put us off from dealing with the problem. Eyesight can change quite quickly and opticians (also known as an ophthalmic practitioner) recommend that our eyesight should be checked, as a minimum, every […]
Are You Stressed And Exhausted from Caregiving? What Can Help?
The number of elderly in America and the United Kingdom is rising at present and is set to do so for some time to come. The cost of looking after the elderly can be a problem for families and in addition there is a guilt factor about handing over the care of parents to third […]
Falling Could Be Due To Low Sodium Levels?
Low sodium levels can have a significant impact on the health and well being of elderly people. Underlying conditions along with low sodium levels could potentially cause health complications. The elderly need to be aware that taking certain medications can have an effect on an individual’s sodium levels, there are medications that cause the body […]
Need Help To Prevent Muscle Loss? Improving Diet And Exercise Can Help
Muscle loss can be a common factor amongst the elderly. The ageing process can make the body frailer making exercising more difficult. This means that individuals can lose muscle tone which can make it more difficult to complete daily living tasks, which will cause them to lose their independence. In order for individuals to maintain […]
Too Busy To See A Doctor? Live Too Far Away? Choose eHealth – The Online Doctor
What is eHealth? eHealth is the electronic management of an individual’s health information, which has been designed to improve upon some of the existing paper based systems. eHealth has been designed to increase efficiency within healthcare, and in turn this will help to decrease costs. How eHealth Works eHealth works by providing individual’s access to […]
Chronic Illness? Worried About Living Independently? Telehealth Can Help
What is Telehealth? Telehealth (the naming coming from health using the telephone system) is a method of supporting an individual in their own home, and it can be used to complement existing care packages used by individuals. This service is provided through the use of remote monitoring of an individual’s vital signs within their own […]
Speech And Mobility Services To Aid Stroke Recovery
The time after a stroke can be very distressing for both individual’s and their loved ones. A stroke can lead to difficult decisions about what happens next, as daily living tasks such as washing, dressing and meal preparation can become a struggle. This makes living independently difficult and extra support may be required. Rehabilitation services […]
Reablement To Maintain Independent Living At Home
What is Reablement? Reablement is for people who have disabilities, and those who are frail or recovering from a period of illness or injury. It is designed to help people to regain the ability to undertake activities that they would normally do such as cooking and cleaning. Reablement is beneficial as it helps individuals to […]
Elderly Suffering from Falls and Fractures – How To Help Prevent It
Having a fall can have a devastating effect on a person’s health and independence, this is recognised in the Health profession and the NHS in the UK have developed a Falls Prevention Strategy which aims to give guidance on reducing the impact of falls for individuals, and those around them. It’s main aims are to […]
Confused Or Loss Of Memory Could It Be Dementia?
Confused Or Loss Of Memory Could It Be Dementia? Individual people will experience Dementia (or Alzheimer’s which is a form of Dementia) or the symptoms differently; in most cases individual’s with suspected Dementia are likely to be suffering from: a decline in memory, reasoning, communication skills, a gradual loss of skills that are required to […]
Ninety Year Old Man Made to Wait Eight Hours
We are not sure about how well out-of-hours public care services are being run or what priority is being given to the elderly. Recently we visited a client for his evening call around 7pm but during the visit he began to feel unwell and collapsed into a dining chair. The Care Worker attending him could […]
Home Care Preferable to Hospital Care for the Elderly
Working in Home Care in Hampshire we get to meet patients that have been discharged from the local NHS Hospital with mixed views on how they have been cared for. Hospitals have been found by the CQC to be failing in delivering basic care in the areas of nutrition and dignity. It may only be […]
Home Care Smart Gadgets for Savvy Elders
Working in Home Care, delivering services in Winchester and surrounding areas in Hampshire, we can see that the need for more gadgets is needed, particularly in the UK where there is an increase in the number of elderly people without there being on-going funding available. Relatives of the elderly can be time constrained but still […]
Future of Home Care
The Dillnot Commission reports on Monday 4th July 2011 with, hopefully, recommendations on the future funding of care including Home Care (Care in the Community). The previous Labour government did nothing because the ageing population problem was not imminent and, unfortunately, governments tend not to want to deal with difficult issues when it could affect […]
Free Seminar – Who will pay for long term care?
With an ageing population, Long Term Care provision is becoming a more prevalent issue. One in four people are likely to need Long Term Care in the future, and provision for this eventuality is very often dismissed until there is an immediate need. Indeed, for those receiving care or wishing to increase that care, there […]
Home Care – Raising Stroke Awareness
Often people who have strokes, after initial hospitalisation, are sent home with home care to rehabilitate but rather than ending up in this position it is best to be aware about how to prevent strokes. There have been adverts on the television showing people what to look out for when a person is having a […]
Home Care Worker Steals Despite CRB Check
Home Care workers all must have CRB checks done before working with vulnerable people but the system is not watertight. A Care Worker in Leicestershire called Maxine Singh was allowed to work with the elderly despite having 33 previous convictions. Maxine Singh pleaded guilty to stealing from a 71-year-old father, her conviction was a suspended […]
Home Care Cuts
As we approach the end of the financial year for Government organisations we are concerned over the future of funding for Social Care or Home Care. The biggest cuts in Goverment spending are front loaded into fiscal year 2011/12 which means that the full impact of cuts is yet to hit. The local Government budget […]
Home Care And The Benefits Of Exercise
It is often said that exercise brings health benefits to people of all ages, I can personally attest to feeling good after taking exercise not only does it improve your health but it is a chance for your brain to concentrate on something else, a relief away from the normal routine or pressures of life. […]