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Top 10 care tips 

Top 10 tips: Understanding Personal Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney
In the first of 2 articles, Robert Mair looks at Personal Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney.

Top 10 tips: Understanding Property and Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney
In the second of our articles on Lasting Power of Attorney, Robert Mair looks at issues relating to property and affairs.

 

Product reviews

  

Bath Step: product review

A full bathroom refit can be costly for the elderly. But can the Bath Step be a useful, cost-saving alternative? Robert Mair reports.

Care at home: Soothe-Away Slippers

Finding comfortable slippers for people with foot problems is never easy. So can the Soothe Away Slippers ease the pain? Robert Mair tried them for size.


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True stories, real lives

Moving into a care home: a resident's view

For Ian Maclachlan, moving into a care home has given him a new lease of life. Dan Parton reports.

Finding the right care home

When a loved one needs residential or nursing care, several factors have to be considered to ensure the right home is found for them. By Dan Parton.

Care homes: selling your house to pay for care

The downturn in the housing market is causing problems for those who need to sell their house to pay for care. Dan Parton reports.

Care homes: how much do you pay?

Residents in care homes often pay different rates despite receiving the same service. Why? Dan Parton reports.

Home Sweet Home

For 95-year-old Leslie Solomons, moving to a care home has given him a new lease of life. He spoke to Robert Mair about living at Nightingale House, South London.

Music in care homes: Let the music play

The effects of music are often neglected in care homes, but it can play an important part in daily life and make a real difference to residents’ lives. Dan Parton reports.

Care homes: how to complain

While many residents in care homes are happy and well-treated, some are not and need to shout about it. Dan Parton reports.

Care costs: planning ahead for care

Most people do not plan how they would fund the cost of their social care in older age – and that can land them in financial trouble. Dan Parton reports.





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Learning disabilities care homes
We have expanded the Bettercaring care homes search engine to include care homes for adults with learning disabilities.

Housing market problems
A reader's struggle to sell her parent's house.

Care home or own home?
One reader's dilemma about whether or not to encourage her mother to go into residential care.

Care home reviews

Glebefields

Glebefields: care home review

Dan Parton visited the Glebefields care home just outside Banbury and spoke to deputy manager Sharon Faulkner-Court.

Dundoran – care home review

Dan Parton visited Dundoran care home in Prenton, Merseyside, and spoke to manager Irene Qaisar.

Isis House: care home review

Dan Parton visited Isis House in Oxford and spoke to manager Nick Hill and activities coordinator Sharon Wheeler.

Oxford Beaumont: care home review

Robert Mair spoke to Liz Moran, Barchester’s regional operations manager, about Oxford Beaumont.


Health matters

Dementia: how to spot the signs

Dementia is one of the most common diseases among the elderly, but many people still do not know how to spot the signs or what to do next. Dan Parton reports.


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