by Marie Page | Home Care
Christmas is a busy time of year associated with celebrating and enjoying the festivities with friends and family. However many elderly people can feel alone at Christmas, Age UK estimates that half a million older people in the UK expect to feel lonely this...
by Marie Page | Home Care
Elderly people are more vulnerable to illnesses in the winter, sadly over the winter of 2016-17 there were 31,800 excess winter deaths among the over 65s from cold-related illness such as heart attacks and strokes*, one of the reasons being is that cold weather...
by Marie Page | Care Management Software, Home Care
With a target for the NHS to be paperless by 2020 and with more and more Home Care agencies moving to computer based Care Management Systems, its evident the benefits that using Care Management Software can bring. Essentially, better use of technology within the Home...
by Marie Page | Home Care
In England only 30% of over 75s meet the physical activity recommendations¹. The NHS website recommends that older people should aim to complete 150 mins of moderate aerobic exercise on a weekly basis, noting that it’s better to exercise daily in stints of 10 mins or...
by Marie Page | Care Management Software
With thousands of Home Care agencies across the UK and over 640,000¹ people receiving home based care, the importance of ensuring that the care they receive is of the highest quality is vital. In general, home care visits performed by professional carers, last between...
