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Choosing a care home during COVID19 pandemic

Leaving Hospital

Choosing a care home during COVID19 pandemic

March 22nd, 2020

Autumna give 5 top tips for choosing a care home without being able to actually step inside whilst the country is locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Plan ahead to live life to the full

Autumna News

Plan ahead to live life to the full

October 17th, 2019

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

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How to stay independent and live at home for longer

Older Persons Care Advice

How to stay independent and live at home for longer

September 26th, 2019

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

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What is respite care?

Leaving Hospital

What is respite care?

September 4th, 2019

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

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Who pays the price of dementia care?

Paying for Care

Who pays the price of dementia care?

July 30th, 2019

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. 

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Risk averse? Not that you'd notice.

Recognising when care is needed

Risk averse? Not that you'd notice.

July 29th, 2019

'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.'

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A case of Alzheimer's and a search for elderly care

Leaving Hospital

A case of Alzheimer's and a search for elderly care

July 15th, 2019

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

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The sandwich generation’s search for elderly care.

Recognising when care is needed

The sandwich generation’s search for elderly care.

July 8th, 2019

Balancing the demands of not only your job and your young children, but also your ageing parents can feel like a tricky juggling act for the sandwich generation.

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Who needs to pay for care home fees?

Paying for Care

Who needs to pay for care home fees?

June 26th, 2019

If you are a self-funding client you can choose the location of a care home or the agency you use to provide home care.

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