In recent years, the UK has witnessed a significant shift in the way we approach elderly care.
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Relish has launched the new Day Range to aid those with dementia in daily routine and timekeeping, helping people with dementia live independently.
In recent years, the face of aged care in Australia has been changing.
Unfortunately, elder abuse in nursing homes is rampant in the US, which is why many seniors fear living in them.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Carers Rights Day 2022: Later Living Platform Lottie Pledges 1000 Free Nights Stay Exclusively for Carers
To mark this year’s Carers Rights Day 2022, Later Living Platform Lottie has pledged 1000 free night stays exclusively for carers across the UK for 2023.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
New Study – Carers’ Coping Strategies Tied to Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life
Previous studies have shown that carers of patients with cancer experience distress, loneliness, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and financial worry.
- Health & Medicine
Psychological First Aid Training Could Help Improve Carers’ Well-Being
by News Releaseby News ReleaseIt offers guidance on delivering psychosocial care in the immediate aftermath of an emergency event.
- Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
1 in 3 Alzheimer’s Disease Family Carers Has Persistent Symptoms of Depression
by News Releaseby News ReleaseFamily caregivers whose symptoms worsened were typically women caring for their spouse, and the spouse had more neuropsychiatric symptoms.
- Health & Medicine
New Research Finds Unpaid Carers Face Well-Being and Financial Crisis
by News Releaseby News ReleaseThe number of online searches for financial and well-being support for unpaid carers has reached an all-time high.
- Special Needs
The Be-Well Checklist: Helping Parents, Carers, and Professionals to Reduce Challenging Behaviour
by News Releaseby News ReleasePeople with a severe learning disability and complex needs need a lot of support in their daily life.
- Society & Culture
Emerging Needs of Formal Support System for Family Caregivers of Dependent Older People
One of the cherished values and practices in India is that the younger generation used to take care of their elders in old age.
- Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
New Study Sheds Light on Lives of People with Parkinson’s and Their Carers
by News Releaseby News ReleaseResults of a new European study may help improve clinical practice by shedding light on the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
BPS Offers Guidance on Supporting Care-Experienced Children and Young People Through the ‘Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond’
by Psychregby PsychregBPS has today published new guidance on supporting care-experienced children and young people through the coronavirus crisis and its aftermath.
Over the past two years, I have acted as a carer for my father with my role gradually increasing.
I have been a carer for a large part of my life; looking after a close relative suffering with severe mental health.