Caregivers: How to Take Care of Your Mental Health
When a close friend or loved one experiences a health, learning or physical disability which requires care, an understandable first reaction is to want to provide this ourselves so that they are able to stay in the familiar surroundings where they are at their...
Stay Connected: The Benefits of Assist Care Group’s Family App
Home care is an increasingly popular option for many of us who have elderly or vulnerable relatives who require extra support in their daily lives. It provides a way to keep our loved ones in the comfort of their own homes, while ensuring they receive the care they...
How do I arrange care for myself or a loved one?
The realisation that you or a loved one requires support because life is becoming too challenging to manage alone, can be quite daunting. It instantly raises questions about what sort of support is required and if a care home is the solution, not to mention the...
When is it time to get additional care for your loved ones?
As family members get older, it’s almost inevitable that some everyday tasks become a little harder for them to manage, and their ability to maintain their usual routines, together with levels of self-care may diminish. Most of the time these changes are due to the...
How to spot the symptoms of a stroke
What is a Stroke? Each year in the UK, 100,000 people across all age groups will experience a stroke, which works out at roughly one stroke every five minutes. A stroke is when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, which then starves that area of oxygen...
The Importance Of Advance Care Planning For People With Dementia
Receiving a diagnosis of dementia is difficult, but planning ahead can help an individual’s experience of the condition to be as positive as possible. It is likely that a person will live for many years with dementia and, for the most part, these can be lived well....
Dehydration – The Signs and How to Avoid it
As water makes up to 60% of our bodies and forms part of every cell, it’s essential that we remain well hydrated for our bodies to be able to function normally. Not only does hydration play a crucial part in managing our temperature, but it also supports our blood...
Helpful Gadgets if You’re Living with Arthritis
When you have arthritis, it can be difficult to attempt even the most basic of everyday tasks without help. Not only is this frustrating, but it can also dramatically affect your quality of life. Arthritis is a debilitating condition that causes pain and inflammation...
Why Choose Homecare?
In an ideal world we would all bound into our later years mobile, active and living life to the full. But the reality for some people isn’t quite so straightforward. For some, later life is filled not so much with vitality and activity, but with health or mobility...
What are the Challenges of Caring for Someone with Learning Disabilities?
The term ‘Learning disabilities’ covers a wide range of often complex conditions with equally complex needs. Someone with a learning disability will have their own unique and special talents, but they will often struggle with day-to-day tasks and routines. For some,...
Why physical disability care needs to be as unique as the person experiencing it
A physical disability is one that impacts directly on a person’s ability to function in a physical way. You or your loved one may have acquired the disability through an injury, through illness such as a stroke, or it may result from a condition such as cerebral...
What Are the Challenges of Living with Dementia?
Each case of dementia is unique, as is the individual receiving this difficult diagnosis. Whether it is yourself or a loved one living with this disease, the challenges experienced will be different, but there will be similarities. In this post, we’ll explore the...
