Understanding care – Questions to ask homecare companies
Understanding care options for your Mum. Finding the right type of care for your Mum is challenging. Often, it is left to one child in the family to sort out everything that Mum needs – especially in an emergency situation, following a fall or medical event, for...
Looking For Care – Questions to ask and prepare.
A daughter looks to improve her parents care situation – and take the stress off her own shoulders. When Caroline began looking at how her parents, Barbara and Jeremy, could receive better care than she could give them, it was initially daunting and confusing....
Caring for Mum after a fall at home – and a diagnosis of dementia
Getting the right care for Mum after a fall – and a diagnosis of dementia – can be challenging and emotionally draining for the family.
This is Mary’s – and her daughter Megan’s – story.
Caring for those living with dementia.
When caring for those living with dementia, many factors need to be considered. This story explores how one couple overcame the challenges of the husband’s increasing forgetfulness and physical problems associated with Alzheimer’s disease, and with their...