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Elderly Care Guidance & Advice

At Highpoint Care, we know that finding a residential care home that caters to your needs can often be a confusing and daunting challenge. With many questions to ask and information to find, it can often be hard to know where to start.

That is why, Highpoint Care has pulled together a collection of useful information, through various charities and organisations in order to help offer insights, information and guidance on how to proceed, handle and care for your relatives, in a quick, simple and easy-to-digest nature, so that you can make the right decisions.

To help your search, our collection of information has been broken down into the following categories, to help save you time:

Support for the elderly
Mental health resources
Support and information for people with disabilities
Health issues
General healthcare resources
Care industry links

If you find that you are still searching for answers and information, please feel free to give our staff at any time on 01744 454546, fill in our quick enquiry form or email our customer services team on customer.services@highpointcare.co.uk and we will be happy to help in any which way we can.

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Information resources

Support for the elderly

Age Concern – http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/ – Age Concern’s mission is to promote the well-being of all older people and to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
Care Info – http://www.careinfo.org/ – A website dedicated to the long term care sector
CareAware – http://www.careaware.co.uk/ – CareAware is a non profit making public information, advisory and advocacy service specialising in elderly care funding advice in the UK
Help The Aged – http://www.helptheaged.org.uk – Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.

Support and information for people with disabilities

The Royal National Institute for Deaf People – http://www.rnid.org.uk/ – RNID work to make daily life better for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Royal National Institute of the Blind – http://www.rnib.org.uk/ – The RNIB are the UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss.

Mental Health

Alzheimer’s Society – http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/index.php – Alzheimer’s Society is committed to defeating dementia through research.
Dementia Services Development Centre – http://www.dementia.stir.ac.uk/ – Internationally recognised as a Centre for excellence in co-ordinating dementia projects
Mind – http://www.mind.org.uk/ – Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. We work to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.
The Mental Health Foundation – www.mentalhealth.org.uk – The Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.

Health Issues

Multiple Sclerosis Society – http://www.mssociety.org.uk/ – The MS Society is the UK’s largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis.
The Motor neurone Disease Association – https://www.mndassociation.org/ – A definitive resource for people with MND and those who care for them.
The Parkinson’s Disease Society – http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/ – No one should have to face Parkinson’s on their own. If you are affected by the condition, The Parkinson’s Disease Society are here to support you.
The Stroke Association – http://www.stroke.org.uk/ – Working for a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need.

General healthcare resources

Patient UK – http://www.patient.co.uk/ – Comprehensive health information provided by GPs and nurses to patients during consultations.
The Department of Health – http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm – The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.
The National Health Service – http://www.nhs.uk – The official website of the NHS in England.
10 things to consider before becoming your parent’s caregiver – https://www.araglegal.com/individuals/learning-center/topics/caring-for-others/ten-things-to-consider-as-parents-caregiver For those considering becoming a caregiver for their parent or another senior loved one
Preventing Caregiver Burnout – https://www.thiscaringhome.org/preventing-caregiver-burnout/
Caring for a Senior With Alzheimer’s At Home: Tips & Strategies – https://www.agingcare.com/articles/alzheimers-disease-care-at-home-139990.htm. Care-giving for someone with Alzheimer’s is a huge undertaking. This guide discusses what it entails
When Is It Time to Put a Loved One in a Retirement Home?- https://modernretirement.org/when-is-it-time-to-put-a-loved-one-in-a-retirement-home/ There may come a point when a senior can’t safely live at home, even with the help of a caregiver
Financial Support for Caregivers: The Ultimate Guide to Home Care Costs, Financial Aid, and Financial Planning for Caregivers https://www.seniorlink.com/blog/financial-support-for-caregivers-the-ultimate-guide-to-home-care-costs-financial-aid-and-financial-planning-for-caregivers Guide to finding financial support for caregivers for children and adults as well.

Care industry links

The Care Quality Commission – http://www.cqc.org.uk – The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
Care Home UK – https://www.carehome.co.uk/ – The leading UK Care Home review website with 17,776 Care Homes
Dept. of Health and Social Care – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care – We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer.
Interviewing Private Caregivers for Your Home Care Job – https://www.carepathways.com/articles/interviewing-private-caregivers-for-your-home-care-job.cfm – This checklist is a plan of action for finding a qualified and compassionate healthcare provider