by Emma Day | Jun 21, 2022 | Knowledge Centre |
There are a number of ways that we can help socially isolated or lonely elderly individuals in our community. The individual who is being helped will take advantage of the health benefits that can be found in doing so, and you might find you will too! Volunteering at...
by Emma Day | May 25, 2022 | Blog |
Although it is older people who most often tend to suffer strokes, the condition can affect anyone at any age. The Stroke Association, for example, reports that in the UK, around 400 children will have a stroke, out of a total of 150,000 cases each year. The third...
by Emma Day | May 14, 2022 | Blog |
Fibromyalgia is thought to affect 1 in 25 people living in the UK. It has been found that more woman are affected by this condition then men but the symptoms and severity varies a great deal from one person to another and changes on a daily basis. Fibromyalgia is a...
by Emma Day | May 9, 2022 | Knowledge Centre |
Social isolation, depression and limited mobility seem to go hand-in-hand for the elderly. Research has suggested that the elderly are more likely to have an intense emotional reaction to the loss of mobility as they age. Our elderly may exhibit some, if not all, of...
by Emma Day | May 1, 2022 | Blog |
Becoming a first-time family carer is not really something that you can always plan for. You may even have been a family carer for longer than you realise, if you’ve already been looking after a loved one for while (doing their food shopping, helping to clean their...
