Anybody that has been diagnosed with high blood pressure or hypertension will be more than aware of just how serious it can be. It increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, and can even lead to vision problems. As with many other things, prevention is better than...
The Orchards, a residential care home in Ely, Cambridgeshire, managed by Greensleeves Care, has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its most recent inspection. The Orchards, which specialises in residential and dementia care, was inspected by the...
Gloucester House, a care home with nursing in Sevenoaks, has partnered with local physiotherapy company, Neurorehabilitation Kent, to provide ground-breaking physiotherapy classes to the home’s residents as part of the care package. Without the encouragement to stay...
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, visits from the Church of St Cross (Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty) were a regular occurrence for the residents of St Cross Grange care home in Winchester. However, for the residents’ safety these visits were...
An important thing to remember when considering moving yourself or a loved one into a care home is that care home staff do not see their residents as one homogenous group. That is, each person’s individuality and personality is taken into account when planning their...
Of course! Living in a care home does not remove any of your civil rights, and the right to vote is included in that. In normal (pre-COVID) times, residents will receive all the help they may need to attend their local polling station and vote in person. While the...
There are a lot of different factors that decide whether an individual should move into a residential care home or a nursing home. In most cases, the care and/or nursing needs of the individual will have to be assessed before a decision is made- this will ensure that...
Urinary incontinence, defined by the NHS, is the unintentional passing of urine. There is a lot of stigma attached to this condition, and unfortunately as a result of this, people will often be too embarrassed to seek medical attention. In most cases, if the...
A common worry for people who have recently been diagnosed with dementia is that they will lose the essence of who they are. That is, they fear that the dementia will change who they fundamentally are as a person. This worry is perfectly understandable, however one...
People of all ages get Urinary Tract Infections (UTI’s) from time to time- they are uncomfortable, but they rarely get in the way of our daily lives. However, for many older people, UTI’s can be really debilitating. As we get older, our immune system changes, meaning...
