Carers Allowance
Consider applying for Carers Allowance if you give over 35 hours of care a week. Check if you’re eligible here…...
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Attendance Allowance and other financial support
This page will unlock an extra £72.65 or £108.55 per week (@Feb 2025) for your elder (even if the idea of more admin is demotivating)…...
Mobility aids, gen up here
I reveal the mobility aids we’ve valued over the years and how to access them FREE, don’t buy anything until you have read this…...
Building a good relationship with the care assistant
Building a strong, trusting relationship with the extended team that cares for your elder, spouse or friend is essential…...
Last minute Christmas presents for elders and carers
It’s Christmas Eve and you’ve left present buying last minute. Read on for our ‘sure thing’ ideas and recommendations…...
National and local older adult care service providers
Here’s a list of older adult service providers in the UK and in Oxon/Bucks. All support their Local Authority older and you…...
The dementia diagnosis
Be prepared for a dementia diagnosis to be delivered in an insensitive way, clinical practitioners could have a more constructive mindset…...
Stress reducing tips for carers
Reduced to tears of frustration? Overwhelmed by caring or being passed pillar to post by your LA? Me too, find stress-reducing tips here…...
Moving home – helping elders settle in
It’s one thing deciding to move home because you ‘need to’ and quite another to do it. Here’s how to support the ‘last time buyer’…...
Practical style tips for elders and their carers
Here are my style tips for the stylish woman or man who should find themselves needing extra care support…...