Supporting a Person With Dementia at Christmas
Christmas can be a stressful time for many – but when you are caring for someone with dementia there is even more to consider. We cover some top tips to help your Christmas go smoothly.
Nutrition for the elderly – what you need to know
As we age, our bodies’ nutritional needs change. However, change doesn’t have to be bad, nor does it have to mean surviving on soft, bland food or boiled cabbage! Everycare Winchester know to how to provide the best care for you, but when it comes to nutrition, do you know how to best care for […]
Could Poor Diet Be Causing Health Problems In The Elderly?
Diet plays a significant factor in daily life for everyone, this is because dietary choices can have a huge impact on our overall health and well-being. As we age it becomes increasingly important to watch what we eat in order to ensure that we are getting all of the nutrients that we need as is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Breast Cancer Screening Essential For Those Over 50
Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK. Just because you are older and maybe having Home Care or are in a Care Home it is never too late to be checking for the signs of breast cancer. Here are facts from Cancer Research UK: In 2007 in the UK almost 45,700 […]
Home Care – Cuts Already Coming
The Government had promised to protect Health Care Services but of course there was no direct mention of Social Care, which includes Home Care for the elderly and other people with social needs. There is always talk of protecting front line services but the definition of front line services is never made clear. There are […]
UK Best for End-of-Life Care – More Care at Home Needed
In many countries the end-of-life care is just not there. The Lien Foundation of Singapore commissioned a study to look at the end-of-life care services in 40 countries. While “quality-of-life” is a common phrase, “quality-of-death” is considered far less. According to the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) while more than 100 million people are in […]
Is there a crisis coming in Care?
With the squeeze on Government spending there is concern that the quality of care given will reduce. As the care industry is very much a people driven industry if the amount being paid for care is falling then the amount of labour cost must fall to keep care businesses viable. In the Care Home setting […]
How are you being looked after in your old age?
This was found in the house of a friend’s mother after she passed away. I expect she never complained about the home care she got and even goes on to thank them for the work they did. See what you think for yourself. On being looked after by the social services and how to learn […]
Temozolomide Recall – Do you have any in your home?
For those receiving Care at Home we want to make you aware of this Drug Recall. This drug is used in the treatment of Brain Tumours. A Drug Alert has been issued, recalling some Temozolomide (sometimes known as TMZ) capsules made by Hospira. This follows reports of the capsules splitting and leaking powder. If you […]
Preserve your Health, be Active
As we grow older we run the risk of failing health and having to be put into a Residential Home where we are looked after in an intensive way. This comes at a large cost because we are giving up our own home so that we can afford the residential care. There is an alternative […]