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Power of Attorney

Power of attorney If you are starting to see signs that your ageing parent or other relative requires more help and support, it may be time to start thinking about a power of attorney. As a parent or loved one ...

Care at home

Care at home What is care at home? Care at home is when a professional carer comes to your home to provide you with care, companionship and support so you can live a better quality of life, in the comfort ...

How to get a carer

How to get a carer As we age we start to face the challenges that later life brings – deteriorating health, issues with mobility, loneliness and isolation and the impact of conditions that affect older people including dementia and Parkinson’s. You may have ...

Alternative to care homes

Alternative to care homes When you are faced with the realisation that your loved one or family member is struggling to cope alone, many assume the only choice is for them to move into a residential care or nursing home. ...

Personal Health Budgets

Personal health budgets Following a pilot scheme conducted by the NHS in locations around England, the widespread introduction of Personal health budgets from October 2014 onwards means that adults eligible to receive NHS continuing healthcare have greater freedom of choice ...

Home care and benefits entitlements

Home care and benefits entitlements One of the key considerations for anyone seeking care provision – whether residential or via a live-in carer – is how the costs of care provision will be paid for. Your local authority may subsidise ...

Who qualifies for care funding

Who qualifies for care funding from their local authority? For anyone seeking full-time live-in home care, either for themselves, their partner or a family member, the issue of how care is funded is complex. Whilst self-funding the entire cost for ...

How to apply for care funding

How to apply for care funding If you or a loved one requires full-time continuing care, whether provided by a residential care or nursing home or courtesy of a live-in carer in your own home, but cannot pay for it ...

How care funding works

How care funding works If you’re at the stage in life at which you’re considering obtaining care for yourself or a loved one, there’s a lot to think about. In addition to determining the level of care you need and ...

Pet care

Pet care Most older people who have a much-loved pet could not bare the thought of being separated from them at a time in their life when they are facing the challenges of older age. When a person needs long-term ...

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