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Causes of injury in nursing homes
Continue ReadingUnfortunately, when our loved ones become frail or develop a degenerative illness, we have to make the difficult decision whether or not to put them into a nursing home. This can be both scary and stressful for you and your loved one. They might not feel ready to be put into a home, and you […]
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5 Ways to foster a connection between Kids and Grandparents
Continue ReadingWhen your children were still young, you might have spent time daydreaming about them eventually sharing a magical connection with their grandparents. Perhaps you envisioned grandma sitting on the porch swing telling them stories or grandpa taking them out in the yard for a game of catch. As your kids grew up and reality set […]
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Simple Tips for Living with Grandparents
Continue ReadingToday many families are finding that living together with varying ages of relatives is becoming more and more common. If you have a home where living with grandparents is a current situation, there are simple tips that you can use and apply to help make everyone a bit more comfortable. Many homes around the world […]
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#InventorsDay – Active Minds for those living with Dementia
Continue ReadingOk, so I know that Inventors Day was officially on Monday this week but I was approached by a few great inventors that I wanted to share with you so I am stretching out the posts to make it Inventors Week. Today I want to share with you Active Minds, who are very close to […]
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Caring for Elderly Relatives in the home
Continue ReadingIt is a well-known fact that people are living longer these days and more families are trying to keep their elderly relatives at home wherever possible. This is great if it is safe for them to stay with family or in their own home but it is by no means easy and should be carefully […]
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10 activities that can help bring your family closer together
Continue ReadingA combination of the pressures of modern life, your kids growing up and the way that technology is creeping into every aspect of our lives with more people glued to the screens of various devices than ever before means that good, quality family tie is getting harder and harder to come by. Fear not, it […]
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Grandparents are the most adventurous of us all!
Continue ReadingTo mark the start of the school summer holidays, the National Trust has run research revealing that it is, in fact, our grandparent’s generation that is the wildest of all: Three quarters (76%) of grandparents say they were far more adventurous and daring in their youth compared to both their children and grandchildren – with […]
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When Parkinson’s with Lewy Body joined the family . . .
Continue ReadingI want to tell you a little story, it’s about our family. I met my Husband way back in 2002 when I moved to Peterborough but we didn’t become a couple until 2004. It’s always nerve-wracking meeting a new partner’s parents but I hit it off with them straight away with my Father-in-Law Harry. He […]
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The Bank of Grandma and Grandad is Officially Open {Will Writing}
Continue ReadingResearch carried out by Safestore has revealed that 41% of grandparents aged 55 and over would consider leaving the contents of their Will to grandchildren in order to help them financially. The disparity between wages and house prices, the cost of education and fluctuating interest levels from banks puts Generation Y (those born in the […]
