Postural Support We all, regardless of health, know that feeling, when you’ve been in one position for a while and you start to feel uncomfortable: the cushion needs plumping, you feel pressure on parts of your body. Being comfortable yet appropriately supported can really impact on our general feeling of wellbeing. It has a wider impact too: it plays a key role in rehabilitation and/or ongoing care. It can be corrective or supportive. It can reduce or even eliminate the incidence of pressure sores. How do you choose the right support? There are a few basic considerations: Short or long term ..read more

Toilet troubles and how to avoid them Going to the toilet: it’s something we all do, on average 8 times a day(1). In fact, we spend six months of our lives on the toilet.  It not only takes a lot of time, it represents a lot of physical and mental effort ( consciously and subconsciously): the processes of preparing ourselves, adjusting clothing, physically sitting down, moving our bladder and/or bowel, cleaning ourselves, and then making ourselves presentable for the world again. If you rely on a carer to help you, it gets even more complicated, and potentially unsafe, as they have to ph ..read more

How to get four times more from your care budget   Whether an individual or a social care provider, the cost is always an issue. If you are the person who needs help, it is not just the £, but the best value for money, the psychological impact of having to accept the need for help, the reliance on someone else to help do even the most basic task: the recipient’s mental wellbeing. If you are a care provider, it is not just the £, but again the best value for money, the best use of what resources, and staff, that you have available, whether in a home care or care home environment. Would you ..read more

What to Look for When Choosing a Funeral Director Death is never planned for, but you can ensure that you have given your loved one a proper send off. When the time comes for you to arrange a funeral for a loved one, it can be an overwhelming and stressful experience.  Choosing a funeral director is one of the most critical things that you will do when planning a funeral service. You should be able to trust this person and feel comfortable that they will provide the highest quality of care for your loved one.  You need to research the funeral directors near you to ensure that you wi ..read more

4 Reasons Why Health Testing For Pensioners Is Essential If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that regular health screening is an essential part of daily life. Companies like Cignpost Diagnostics played a vital role in keeping the population prepared so that when the vaccines began rolling out, the first eligible groups of people (aged 60 and over) could get access to vaccines. The reason for this rollout by age was the fact that older individuals are at far more risk of developing severe health conditions than those under the age of 50. Tending to the needs of these citizens b ..read more

Online shopping is fun  All of us, regardless of age, adore precious accessories and carefully collect our own, albeit small, but very special jewellery collection. And we all sometimes want to diversify it with something new and unusual. But it’s often very tiring to wander from one shopping centre to another in search of worthy and original models. So we, a friendly family of London-based jewellers, want to offer you the best way out of getting your hands on some jewellery. We invite you to visit the online store FJewellery. We have lovingly collected the broadest and most incredible as ..read more

Change in health circumstances? We look at how to raise your spirits and quality of life. The Government’s Hospital Discharge Service: Policy & Operating Model maintains that 45% of patient require up to six weeks’ recovery support from health & social services. It also states that provision of equipment should be without charge for six weeks, and community health services should provide equipment to support your discharge. If you care for someone with reduced mobility, one of the most likely scenarios is that they can’t get upstairs to bed. Typically, the solution is for you to move ..read more

  Struggling to use the toilet? Top ‘tech’ to help you keep your dignity None of us like to admit we are struggling to cope with daily life. We think it means we lose our independence, our choice, that our home will be “over-run” with equipment that looks institutional. It’s particularly a worry regarding the toilet.  It is one area we are more than reluctant to discuss. However, there are living aids that enable you to keep your dignity, to be hygienic. Some of them you’d even aspire to have in your home! And the icing on the cake? You may not even have to spend a penny to ‘spend ..read more