Sep 25, 2016 | Care Home Search, Helping The Elderly
Each industry and service has its own phrases and terms, and it’s amazing how easy it is when you work within an industry to assume that everybody knows what you mean when you say something. The care industry is no different and this was highlighted to me...
Sep 12, 2016 | Helping The Elderly
At the start of this year I set myself a goal to expand the team at Clarity allowing us to support more families with finding care for their loved ones. I’m pleased and excited to say that I achieved the business growth targets I’d set earlier in the Summer and this...
Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorised
One of the really nice things about the work I do in helping to find care is when the opportunity arises to meet inspiring people working in and around the care sector and in the last week I’ve been fortunate enough to meet three inspiring people. Last Tuesday I was...
Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorised
There is a lot going on in the world of care this week which is keeping us very busy. The most important thing that is happening is that it is national carers week, with organisations from all over the country promoting the amazing work that carers do. They really are...
Jun 3, 2016 | Helping The Elderly, In the News, What's in the News
There have been a number of recent news articles relating to the challenges currently being faced by families trying to get their elderly relatives discharged from hospital and into a social care setting. These were prompted by a recent report from the National Audit...
Mar 11, 2016 | Helping The Elderly, Planning holiday care
As we move into Spring, most people’s thoughts turn towards Summer and planning holidays. However, if you are caring for an elderly relative those plans become much more challenging and often don’t get made at all due to concerns over who will look after mum and dad...
Dec 29, 2015 | Care Home Search, Helping The Elderly, In the News
We were so busy in the run up to Christmas that we didn’t get the chance to publish our December newsletter wishing everybody a Merry Christmas, so we’re writing a slightly early Happy New Year one instead. December is always a busy time in the care industry, with...
Nov 4, 2015 | Care Home Search, Helping The Elderly
Care homes aren’t the only option for hospital discharges. Most people believe that once an elderly person is taken into hospital it is the start of a one way journey to a care home or nursing home and once there, they are never coming home again, but I want to...
Oct 11, 2015 | Company News, In the News
On Friday I spent the evening at Portsmouth Guildhall attending The News Best of Health Awards 2015, as I had been nominated for awards by a number of my clients and had made the short list of 6 candidates for The Unsung Hero award. I am very humbled that so...
Oct 4, 2015 | Helping The Elderly
The saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is often applied when the subject comes up of elderly people using computers, the internet and the fast developing world of smart phones and tablet computers, but a recent experience in our family...
