New approaches to informal care
More than nine million older people could need “informal care” from their friends and family in just ten years’ time, it has been revealed. Experts predict that as the number of elderly people dramati ...
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Hospital food views
I would take issue with you regarding the quality of hospital food. I think having had four in patient spells in the Royal United Hospital Bath since April 2014, I can pass on the reality of the situa ...
Protection for elderly residents
Sadly, once again, following on from the recent BBC ‘Winterbourne View’ expose by BBC Panorama, which revealed two more appalling lots of cruel neglect and brutal abuse meted out this time to extremel ...
Simple guide to funding temporary care for an elderly relative
While most of us understand the rules about “who pays” when someone moves into a care or nursing home permanently, there can be a lot of confusion about who pays – and how much – when that stay is tem ...