How To Be A Great Virtual Grandparent (2023 Update) My parents are well versed in being long distance grandparents, because four of their grandchildren live in Sydney. They never expected though that they would need to be virtual grandparents for their grandkids closer to home. As lockdown continues, I’ve taken inspiration from them and other …
This Quality Adaptive Clothing Helps Older Adults Get Dressed Easily Adaptive clothing can be an absolute game changer, helping older adults to get dressed easily. I know that my older relatives have relied on it to stay independent and stylish as their needs changed. At ElWell, we’re impressed with the quality adaptive clothing choices available …
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Resolving The Problem: When Siblings Don’t Help Elderly Parents They’re Your Parents Too! As our parents get older, they may come to need support from their adult children more than ever. But what happens when this support isn’t divided out equally and you’re left being the primary caregiver? This article looks at resolving the problem …
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Tips For Communicating With Your Ageing Parents Communicating with your ageing parents (or grandparents) isn’t always easy but talking with your loved ones is so important. To help you through this situation, we have written about the tough conversations you should be having with your loved ones. We’ve also included our tips for effective communication …
Products To Make Life Easier For Older Adults (Updated 2023) We’re big fans of hacks and innovative products to make life easier for older adults. And there’s such a fantastic, wide range available. So we thought we’d round up our favourites. The gadgets and assistive devices that we’ve selected are easy to install and use, …
Falling Over At Home: Helping Our Parents Stay Safe As we get older, our chances of falling over increase, and the majority of falls and trips actually happen at home. So, during this period of self isolation when our senior parents are at home and we are not able to help them directly, what can …
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Looking After Your Mental Wellbeing: Tips To Help During Self Isolation There are almost 9million people aged 70 and over in the UK, who have currently been asked to self isolate for 12 weeks. Whilst this is to benefit physical health, there’s no denying that staying at home for 12 weeks is hard and can …
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Emotional Support: Phone Calls For The Elderly During Self Isolation If you, or someone you know in Oxfordshire is alone and struggling during self isolation, please get in touch with ElWell on 01865 238185. We will arrange a time to speak with them (one-off / ongoing potentially) and offer emotional support over the phone. Jessica …
Keeping Yourself Busy: A Guide To Wellbeing Ideas For The Over 70s During Self Isolation (Updated) As at 26th March, 2020 As enforced self isolation for the over 70s continues, it becomes ever more important to keep busy, active and healthy at home, if you are feeling well. These are unprecedented events and our …
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Over 70? Our Guide To Staying Fit & Active At Home During Self Isolation Whilst you’re self-isolating, we’ll be bringing you information and support to help you stay active and improve wellbeing. Here, Nancy our physiotherapist at ElWell has written about the best strength and balance exercises that the over 70s can do at home …
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