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Social care funding: Means-testing.
In the latest article from financial blog, Monevator, they look at how social care means test applies to your assets. This includes your pension, house and savings.
DNACPR & ReSPECT
In this post we’re going to look at two types of special form that specify whether an individual wishes to receive certain types of treatment or not.
Paying for Social Care in later life
Our favourite financial blog, Monevator, recently posted a detailed article on the cost of social care in later life. It looks at the reality of funding care and why the social care cap doesn’t fix the problem, including all the loopholes you need to know about.
Live In Respite Care
Respite live in care is one of the most common enquiries we receive. In no small part, that’s down to the may circumstances in which it can support individuals and their families with.
How much does live in care cost?
How much does live-in care actually cost? Here we give you a straightforward answer to that question and also explain what is behind the numbers.
Download your free guide to live in care
Navigating the journey of care is often not easy. If you're looking for care for you or a loved one, download our free guide to live-in care here.
The benefits of live in care for dementia patients
Live in care for people with dementia patients provides flexible, one-to-one care for your loved one that is completely tailored to their needs.
Merry Christmas!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our community carols and made it a wonderful evening! Here’s a short video clip of the event.
Community Christmas Carols
This year McDonald Homecare will be hosting Christmas Carols in Petersfield, in support of the "Love your neighbour" campaign.
Presenting the cheque
This morning Leigh and Anne proudly presented a cheque to the team at the Rosemary Foundation, with £348.70 raised through the Golden Golfers event on the 8th September.
Golden Golfers success!
McDonald Homecare were proud to sponsor The Annual Golden Golfer's Tournament in support of The Rosemary Foundation. The event took place Wednesday 8th September 2021 at 11AM at South Petersfield Golf Club.
The Rosemary Foundation
Leigh talks with Caroline, the Registered Manager of The Rosemary Foundation, about their work and the support of the Golden Golfers event.
Golden Golfers Tournament!
McDonald Homecare is proud to sponsor The Golden Golfer's Charity Tournament in support of The Rosemary Foundation.
Podcast: Nutrition & Hydration
In this expert guest interview, Leigh talks with Victoria Albury, a health and wellbeing coach based in Surrey. They talk through the benefits of good hydration and nutrition, particularly for older people and share their personal experiences of supporting relatives.
Podcast: Live in care for dementia patients
In this episode, McDonald Homecare Director, Leigh, talks to Kate, the daughter of a live-in care client with dementia. In this insightful episode, Kate openly discusses the dilemmas and difficult decisions family have to take with Mum's onset of dementia.
Podcast: Family dynamics
In this episode Leigh and Alex discuss how family dynamics can change as an elderly parent or relative starts to need care.
Live-in care podcast
In this episode, we introduce you to McDonald Homecare founder, Leigh McDonald and discuss some of the fundamentals of good live-in care
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
If you're between the age of 45 and 65, there's a good chance you'll be supporting an elderly parent or relative. In this post, I'll be continuing the Care at Home series by looking at Activities of Daily Living (sometimes abbreviated to ADLs).
9 things to consider when supporting older parents
Most people are happy to help elderly parents or family in need but it's still common to find it challenging. It's also very normal to find an older parent is reluctant to accept help or make changes.
Live in care for hospital discharge
An interesting article in the Guardian yesterday (link below) highlighting the positive experiences of people who have needed hospital admission over the last few months. However, the issues around discharge and follow on support (that existed long before Covid-19) remain.