Our care & retirement living blog

1. Make sure you understand what type of care home you are looking for
2. Be really honest with the home
3. Get help if you need it – these are difficult conversations to have when it’s your dad

Debbie Harris writes in Living Magazine about planning your later life care.

Dying well is not something many people think about.  But there are several organisations who recognise how important dying well is, both to the individual and the family.

The Butterfly Model of dementia care is based on creating a family like atmosphere.  It was launched over 20 years ago but is still relatively unknown to people looking for care.

After a lifetime of looking after yourself it’s often hard to accept you may need help.

Respite care provides a short stay in a care home that provides ‘respite’ from caring responsibilities for a carer.

According to a recent front page article in the Daily Mail, some of us are embroiled in a scandal that costs us £21,000 a year.

But it does depend on interpretation … and understanding the facts. 

'After a lifetime of planning ahead and being sensible, my mother, the most risk-averse person I have ever met, has now decided to gamble with her own well-being.'

Hospital is no place to treat Alzheimer's. A better way of finding the right elder care service is needed.