Visiting restrictions at Winston Park Care Centre are lifted! Read more about Winston Park Care Centre For the last 570 days or 13,680 hours, relatives and friends have, to varying degrees, been prevented from freely visiting their loved ones residing in frail care centres. Loneliness and social isolation in older adults are serious […]
Isn’t it time?(A new approach to the departure lounge is needed?) Or should that rather read… we need to revert to the old approach? Having reached that stage of life where I am experiencing the deaths of close friends and relatives, I have come to the conclusion that we have got it wrong? […]
How do life-right sales work? People are sometimes confused by the well-established ‘life-rights’ retirement model; and this article attempts to explain the concept. Simply put, a life-right agreement is an innovative and trusted model that provides you and your spouse, or partner, with a safe and secure home for life. It offers peace […]
Should I make new friends as I grow older? The problem Loneliness is on the rise (especially in the current Covid pandemic), and it has been found that feeling lonely can increase a person’s risk of dying by nearly 26%. It is said to be even unhealthier than air pollutions and obesity. The […]
Old shoes and new friends New friends are like shoes… with some, it takes a while to feel comfortable – while with others the fit is immediate. But no matter how good they may initially feel, isn’t it strange how on long journeys we still pack our old shoes or slippers; we still prefer […]
Downsizing J Rosenthal, a professional organizer, says the average American home contains 300,000 items. A few years ago, Forbes reported that the average American woman owns 30 outfits, up from nine in 1930. And consumers in the United States, a country with 3.1 percent of the world’s children, buy 40 percent of the world’s toys. […]
A service industry under siege!The demise of care centres in RSA Many are suffering from Empty Bed Syndrome! The pandemic, coupled with an attempted ‘revolution,’ has left many frail care homes/ and care centres in a very vulnerable position. Some challenges that they are currently facing are as follows: Many Non-profit, and […]
Missing freedom: Cherishing every moment with Mum After a year’s separation from his mum, the return of face-to-face care home visits means the world to Jamie Greaves. ‘I was in full PPE and met by someone in a hazmat suit – it was like a science fiction film,’ says Jamie Greaves, recalling his first […]