Managing medication safely can become challenging as we age. This guide explains why medication compliance issues occur in older adults and outlines practical steps families can take to reduce risks and stay safe at home.
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Challenging behaviour in dementia can be distressing for carers and families. This guide explains why behaviours happen, practical ways to respond calmly, and how to access support across Scotland.
Managing incontinence at home can feel overwhelming for families. This guide explains common causes, practical care strategies, and available support to help older adults stay comfortable, dignified, and safe at home in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.
Noticing early dementia signs at home can be worrying. This guide helps Edinburgh families recognise red flags, use simple assessment tools, and prepare for GP conversations with confidence and care.
Edinburgh’s new 2025–28 health and social care plan tackles rising demand and funding pressures with a four-pillar strategy focused on prevention, independence, protecting the vulnerable, and using resources wisely.
In a demonstration of the role nature can play in health and wellbeing, Alzheimer Scotland, in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, has officially opened a new Outdoor Brain Health and Dementia Garden in Edinburgh in the grounds of Lauriston Castle. This new facility, which includes a restored lodge and a fully accessible garden, is a core belief that access to nature is a vital component of living well with dementia.
Explore the social care crisis in Scotland & its impact on elderly people. Understand the challenges, causes, and solutions affecting home care services today.
Estate planning involves organising and managing an individual’s assets to ensure their distribution aligns with their wishes upon death. In Scotland, this process is crucial due to specific legal frameworks, such as ‘Legal Rights’, which ensure that spouses and children cannot be entirely disinherited from the movable estate.
A will is a crucial legal document that outlines an individual’s wishes concerning the distribution of their property and assets after their death. In Scotland, this document is of paramount importance due to specific Scottish laws like ‘Legal Rights’. This law ensures that a spouse or children cannot be fully disinherited. Thus, even when a will excludes them, they are still entitled to a portion of the deceased’s ‘movable’ estate. Therefore, a will in Scotland provides a legal framework for the management and allocation of an individual’s estate, ensuring a fair and intended distribution.
A life interest trust in Scotland, also known as a liferent trust, is a legal arrangement where assets are held in trust for the benefit of a person for their lifetime (known as the liferenter) and then pass to another person (the fiar) after the liferenter’s death.