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Council tax reduction for someone with dementia
Did you know that people living with dementia may be entitled to a council tax reduction or council tax exemption? If your neighbour, friend or loved one is living with dementia and is still paying council tax the following may provide you the information you need to...
What are Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
Did you know that people living with dementia may be entitled to a council tax reduction or council tax exemption? If your neighbour, friend or loved one is living with dementia and is still paying council tax the following may provide you the information you need to...
Vascular Dementia
What is Vascular Dementia? Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia, with only Alzheimer's affecting more people. Currently, there are about 150,000 people in the UK living with vascular dementia. Vascular dementia occurs when the brain is damaged...
How to stay safe online
Why are older people targeted? Throughout our modern history older people have been seen as vulnerable and therefore an easy target for scams. There have been roofing scams, distraction thefts, postal scams and fraud committed by phone. Now we have online scams. None...
What is a 12-week Property Disregard
What is a 12-week property disregard? Funding residential care is a large financial commitment that in most cases requires a property sale at some stage. In some cases this does not need to happen for months or even years after a resident has moved into the care home...
CHC Assessment
Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding is an expensive cost that the NHS has to fund out of their already stretched budgets. For that reason they ensure that they do a full and thorough assessment of each individual prior to awarding such funding. As you would probably...
Full Assessment for Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Full Assessment for Continuing Healthcare If you have read our other articles on CHC funding you will already know the assessment process comes in two stages: the Initial CHC Assessment and the Full CHC Assessment. This article will discuss what will happen on the...
Continuing Healthcare Funding
What is CHC Funding? There is a great deal of confusion and controversy surrounding Continued Healthcare funding also known as CHC funding. Some of this confusion we will try and clear up here; but first of all we will explain specifically CHC funding actually is. NHS...
Symptoms of Dehydration in Elderly
As we age, the balance between our need for water and our thirst for water shifts. In fact, the less water an older person drinks, the less thirsty they become, leaving them open to the risk of serious dehydration and other complications. Further, confusion over the...
Dementia Diagnosis and Next Steps
If your loved one received a dementia diagnosis, you will have a myriad of thoughts running through your head. These will range from emotional feelings such as shock, anger and worry for the future to more practical considerations such as sorting out your loved one’s...
