by John Pughe | Jun 18, 2025 | Care at Home, Carer & Family Support
Talking about care for your parents, and with your parents, can be difficult. This article gives advice on how to approach this fraught conversation. Have you found that whenever you try to broach the subject of care or support with a parent or a loved one (who needs...
by Later Life Admin | Jan 29, 2025 | Carer & Family Support
When dealing with a loved ones’ health a lot of difficult conversations can arise. It can be anything from what next steps are in their care journey, telling them they need more support, helping them understand you can’t be with them all of the time. All of...
by John Pughe | Jan 15, 2025 | Care at Home, Carer & Family Support
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...
by Later Life Admin | Mar 12, 2024 | Carer & Family Support
The provision of care in the UK is in need of a co-ordinated approach. This article looks at the challenges faced by the NHS when it comes to elderly care and hospital discharge; social services in supporting vulnerable older people; and families seeking care at a...
by John Pughe | Apr 22, 2022 | Care at Home, Carer & Family Support, Financial Advice, Legal Advice
Whatever your age, it is important to have a conversation with your mum about how she wants to be supported now or in the future. You can’t read her mind and the only way to be sure you know what she wants is if you ask. Don’t wait for a crisis, because by then it...
by CheshireLLHadmin | Apr 22, 2022 | Carer & Family Support
The client can take on the responsibility and be in control of the care provided You and your carer can work together to assess your care needs without the need for third party intervention The carer holds their own insurance cover The carer has responsibility to...