Category Archives: family

Relatives of dementia sufferers who die in care homes having to wait months

May 28, 2015   Carers, dementia, family, Featured Article

New rules say state inquests into the deaths must take place prior to a funeral

Relatives of dementia sufferers who pass away in care homes are being forced to wait months to bury loved ones because of new rules.

Families are being caught up by regulations that require state inquests into the deaths of many Alzheimer’s sufferers before funerals can take place – even when there is little mystery over the cause of death.

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Why breakfast is so important for your health

April 25, 2015   Carers, family, Featured Article, health

Porridge for breakfast is a great start to the day

By Weekend

Grabbing breakfast on the go, or missing it completely in the mad morning rush, is a common feature of today’s hectic lifestyles. After all, why waste precious time sitting down to a good healthy meal, when you can just munch on a breakfast bar on the way to work?

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340,000 elderly will be denied care in new cuts

October 24, 2014   Carers, family, Featured Article

Vital help to be restricted to those who need assistance with two or more tasks

  • Charities attacked new criteria announced by the Government last night 
  • Age UK said 340,000 would be denied care in ‘bleak’ future for elderly
  • Department of Health insisted new rules are meant to mirror old ones 

By Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent for the Daily Mail

Published: 00:34, 24 October 2014 | Updated: 09:27, 24 October 2014

Vital help for elderly people will be restricted to only those who need help with two tasks or more, the Government said last night.

Councils have been told to provide home helps and other assistance only if people are unable to complete two or more essential daily tasks.

If they are unable to do only one of the 10 appointed tasks they should receive no help from their council – meaning they would have to pay for care themselves or do without it.

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