Drink, Drink, Drink...
Taking in enough fluid on a daily basis is essential for maintaining health for all ages, but it is particularly important for older people and the recommended minimum amount is eight cups or glasses of fluid per day. This is often difficult if you ...Posted by Lisa on Wed, 21 Jul 2010
Long Term Care Funding
The importance of social care for older people has never been so important, especially at a time of demographic change and with a coalition government in place, but the future of funding for this purpose is not clear and those providing care are fin...Posted by Lisa on Wed, 21 Jul 2010
Probate lawyers lasting power of attorney
The documents give relatives power to administer a loved one’s estate if they become unwell.Solicitors say the surge in demand has come about because of fears over the Court of Protection taking over the running of people’s af...
Posted by Administrator on Tue, 29 Jun 2010
Elder Abuse
What is Elder Abuse?The World Health Organisation has adopted the following as a definition of elder abuse, 'A single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there i...
Posted by Administrator on Mon, 28 Jun 2010
Update on Lasting Power of Attorney processing
2010 has seen applications to register Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) rise to record levels. To illustrate: in the first three months of 2010 we received nearly 55,000 applications - twice as many as in the same period in 2009. Our projections...
Posted by Administrator on Fri, 14 May 2010
