Caring for relatives with Alzheimer’s and dementia can be tough. This resource page will provide some tips and links where you can get support as a family who needs help with Alzheimer’s elderly care.
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Waking night care is a service where a carer comes into your home and is sitting awake while you are sleeping. This type of care provides security and peace of mind and helps eliminate accidents at night.
Short-term live-in care can provide seniors and their families with much-needed support. This type of care is flexible and can be beneficial when a senior is returning home from the hospital or if a family carer needs some respite from caring.
As our parents and loved ones get older, their care needs often become more demanding, and this means a level of care that can be very challenging for family members to provide personally. Temporary home care has become an increasingly popular option for families in Edinburgh who need some form of short-term assistance, whether due to the temporary unavailability of a family member or the need for specialised care following a hospital stay due to illness or surgery. This article explores the various options, the importance of companionship care, and the benefits of taking temporary home care for an elderly relative.
In its last official report, the Care Inspectorate mentioned that there were 197 registered care agencies in Edinburgh either providing home care or housing support, so if you are looking for a service provider who delivers care at home services in Edinburgh, then the Care Inspectorate website is a great place to start your research.
Is a Care Home in Scotland the Right Choice for You? Statistics that have been published about care homes in Scotland showed that a resident of a care home dies every two days from either a fall or a serious accident.
At 1st Focus Homecare, we love our city and wanted to share with you some of our favourite spots for visitors and tourists. The city really is steeped in so much history that we could probably list a hundred different places for you to visit, but for now, we have selected our top 10.
It is with great pride that we can announce that 1st Focus Homecare, has, for the second year running, been awarded the prestigious Homecare.co.uk Top 20 Homecare Service Provider award for care-at-home providers in Edinburgh.
1st Focus Homecare does not charge a setup fee or have any fees other than the one you are quoted. Several companies are providing private care services that are charging service users and seniors a “set up” fee of up to £350 just to organise their care package before they even start providing the service.
The NHS is under pressure in Scotland, and the government’s proposed “National Care Service” is not due to be introduced until 2028-2029. The current situation of social care in the UK is bleak, with most, if not all local authorities struggling to meet the care demands of the ageing population on their current budgets. It is almost inevitable that people will come to harm by not receiving the right care, and not receiving that care promptly.