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Dementia care at home vs care home: which is right for your family?
For most families supporting someone with dementia, the choice between care at home and a care home is the most significant decision they will face. It affects where the person lives, how their days are structured, and (for people with…
Frontotemporal dementia care at home: A guide for families
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a form of dementia caused by progressive damage to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Unlike Alzheimer’s disease, FTD primarily affects personality, behaviour, and language rather than memory, particularly in its early stages. It’s…
Palliative care at home: what families need to know
Palliative care at home is specialist support that helps people with a life-limiting illness live as well as possible in familiar surroundings, with clinical oversight and one-to-one carer support. Families are often unaware of this type of care, or they…
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Live-in care vs care home: how to decide in 2026
Choosing between live-in care and a care home is one of the most significant decisions a family will face. For most families, particularly those supporting someone with dementia, live-in care offers meaningful clinical and practical advantages. But a care home…
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When should I consider live-in care?
Live-in care is worth considering when someone’s safety, nutrition, personal care, or well-being can no longer be reliably maintained without consistent, round-the-clock support. Knowing when to consider live-in care is one of the hardest questions families face. There is rarely…
Live-in care for veterans: funding and support options 
Arranging care for a veteran is not the same as arranging care for anyone else. The funding landscape is different, the health needs are often more complex, and the emotional weight of the decision carries its own particular difficulty. If…
10 early signs it’s time for professional dementia care 
Recognising when professional dementia care is needed is one of the most difficult decisions a family faces. If someone close to you is living with dementia, you may have noticed changes that concern you: moments that feel like more than…
Signs your elderly parent needs 24-hour care 
Noticing that your parent is struggling is rarely a single moment of clarity. It tends to be a series of small things: a missed meal, an unexplained bruise, a phone call where they seemed confused. Families researching 24-hour care for…
Live-in care for couples: staying together at home
When one partner needs more support, the fear of separation is often the first thing families describe. The thought of one person moving into a care home while the other stays behind is genuinely distressing, and it shapes every conversation…
Young onset dementia care: your options before 65
A diagnosis of young-onset dementia rarely arrives at a convenient moment. You may be working, supporting children, managing a mortgage, or looking after ageing parents of your own. Dementia is widely understood as something that happens in old age, and…
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