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The National Care Service: What’s Been Announced and What It Means If You’re Arranging Care Now Simon Mills | October 8, 2026 Last updated: 17 October 2026. We will update this article after the Autumn Budget on 28 October. At the Labour Party conference on 29 September, the Prime Minister announced plans for a National […]

Staying Steady as the Nights Draw In: Preventing Falls at Home This Winter Simon Mills | October 8, 2026 This month brings two reminders a week apart. Tuesday 20 October is World Osteoporosis Day, led by the International Osteoporosis Foundation under the message “Build, Protect, Strengthen your bones for life”. Then on Sunday 25 October […]

Sight Loss Support at Home: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference Simon Mills | September 21, 2026 8 October is World Sight Day, led each year by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. This year’s #LoveYourEyes campaign puts personal stories and lived experience at its heart, and asks everyone to look after […]

Caring for Someone with Dementia: Looking After Yourself Too Simon Mills | September 13, 2026 Behind almost everyone living with dementia is a husband, wife, son, daughter or friend quietly holding things together. It is some of the most loving work there is, and also some of the hardest, and it is often done without […]

Spotting the Early Signs of Dementia Simon Mills | September 11, 2026 Most of us become a little more forgetful as we get older. We lose the thread of a name, walk into a room and forget why, or take a moment to find the right word. Nearly always, this is nothing to worry about. […]

Is Your Home Care Ready for Autumn? Simon Mills | September 9, 2026 Autumn has a way of arriving all at once. One week the evenings are light and mild, the next the clocks have gone back, the afternoons are dark by teatime and the weather has turned decidedly wetter and colder. For most of […]