When your parents enter into old age, you can find yourself in a sort of role reverse. Those who once cared for your every need as a child, are now in need of some care themselves. Caring for your elderly parents can be rewarding, but undoubtedly challenging. But with many families refusing the option of a residential care home, it's not uncommon to look after mum and dad to ensure they can stay at home. This can be a great way to keep your parents living independently around those they are familiar with. However, there are a number of ways to ease the strain on the family. …
National Heart Month
Did you know February marks National Heart Month? This important month of awareness aims to inform and educate on how to keep a healthy heart and prevent heart disease across the nation. There's so much we can do to get involved with this important calendar event, not only by educating ourselves and others, but by making little changes to our daily lives and getting involved with campaigning, volunteering and fundraising. The British Heart Foundation provides huge amounts of important information regarding heart disease and how to prevent it. This month they released a poignant …
Eating healthily to meet your body’s needs
Eating healthily becomes more important as we grow older and it is crucial that we eat the right foods to suit our bodies' needs and our need to listen to our body could prevent chronic diseases from developing. Healthy eating is a growing business in the modern day, with so many diets making their way on to our mobile devices or in to our favourite daily reads. It has become increasingly challenging and confusing to find the right things to do to eat right. To help with this confusing subject, we have selected vital parts of the body and further explained great foods to …
A New Year, A New You
It’s that time of year again when we all start reviewing how the last year went, did we accomplish all we wanted to in 2016? This new year brings about opportunity, an opportunity to start fresh and begin making changes to become a better you. This year is the time to make it happen! Here are five New Year resolutions that will be at the top of every elderly individual’s ‘2017 to do list’. State of mind, body and soul Switch up your diet! Young or old a good diet is essential for good health. Healthy meals full of nourishing fruits, vegetables, lean meats and nuts will not only …
Dundee elderly care centre needs help
It has come to Careline's attention that an elderly care centre in Dundee is 'desperate' for new volunteers to come forward and help run the service. Here at Careline we aim to help the elderly to continue living happily and independently for as long as possible. A huge part of this is having somewhere to go on a weekly basis to meet new friends and take part in fun activities. For some, centres like the one in Dundee is their favourite part of the week - when it comes to eating the value could be even more vital. From the news report, Careline found that unless the care centre …
