Assessing an individual for care fees – Joint bank accounts To receive financial support from the local authority for Adult Social Care, they will have to assess and agree your care needs, confirming that you meet the eligibility criteria. Only then can a financial assessment work out who pays what… In England the council generally …
Prevention is better than the cure! Never a truer word when it comes to avoiding a fall as the stakes are high and there are some simple things that we can do to avoid falling. Most of us want to stay at home and live independently but all too often a fall that could be …
I can manage! Often our loved ones won’t acknowledge the need for help or accept it, fiercely independent and used to managing they may expect a partner or family to continue providing levels of support that are no longer possible and risk care breaking down or a carer becoming stressed, poorly or collapsing themselves. I …
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Older adults should do some type of physical activity every day. Exercise just once or twice a week can reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke by as much as 35%, it can improve your mental well-being, sleep and balance, reduce the risk of falling, joint pain and depression. Adults aged 65 and over …
“You know what’s great about hitting rock bottom, there’s only one way left to go, and that’s up!” Mashi Yashoda – Live Old, Wild And Free Mashi Yashoda, is one of the oldest climbers to have summited Mt. Fujiama (the highest peak in Japan) in 2017 at the age of 93. But it wasn’t so …
“We don’t fear Manual Labor, In our Mid to late – 60s. Never ask people to do what you wouldn’t do. It is untoward” Jon Malkovich (owning vineyards) Jon Malkovich’s Vineyards Jon Malkovich, an academy award winner, and a proud owner of vast vineyards feels one should not get their hands dirty only when they …
You must have come across too many grandchildren or children who play videogames, day, and night. Have you ever wondered why they like it so much? Shirley Curry, 85 also known as ‘Gamer Grandma’ has amassed a YouTube following of over 900k followers. Shirley Curry – Life Is Too Short Shirley Curry enjoyed playing videogames …
“Age is simply the number of years the world has been enjoying you” Turning old is not the end of the journey. It is simply a time to reminisce with your loved ones and try out things you never could before. Meet SuperHero Fauj Singh, also known as the turbaned tornado. He did not take …