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...
Assist Care Group Shortlisted for Provider of the Year at the 2022 Surrey Care Awards
We are proud to announce that Assist Care Group was shortlisted for Provider of the Year at the prestigious Surrey Care Awards 2022. This recognition highlights our ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional homecare servicesand making...
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...
Thinking about a career change? Make a real difference with a career in care
Assist Care Group is an established home care provider with a reputation for quality care. We have been nominated several times for the ‘Beyond the Call of Duty’ award by our clients and received the CQC’s ‘Good’ rating. Recruiting and retaining the right members for...
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...
HOME CARE IN THE 21st CENTURY
