Have you ever stopped to think and ask yourself the question are hot water bottles dangerous? Why people use hot water bottles and what is the worry? In the cold of winter, we all look for ways to keep warm. With the price of fuel so high, many try to avoid having the heating on […]
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Two simple things that you can do to help stay healthy this winter include getting your flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccination. It is especially important to get vaccinated if you are at higher risk of getting seriously ill from these illnesses. Who can get the flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine right now? Relevant to Gardiner’s, […]
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Have you stopped to think carefully about Home Fire Safety for elderly relatives? Most fires that involve death or serious injury take place in people’s homes. Fatalities from fire are more common in the elderly than any other age group. Detecting a fire before it has a chance to spread gets harder as we age […]
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You can’t fail to have heard about the current staffing crisis in care. In many ways, the past two or three years have been the perfect storm. At the start of this period, demand for care services was already significantly higher than the capacity available. Providers were already struggling to recruit staff. Brexit Many care […]
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As a domiciliary care provider, lone working in care and the safety of our staff is paramount. At Gardiner’s Homecare, our staff travel to clients’ homes to offer help and support. Whilst our staff have round-the-clock support from the off team via our on-call service, they are nevertheless lone working in care and therefore potentially […]
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The COVID-19 crisis has affected everybody, including Care Staff Wellbeing. Many of us have faced significant challenges, or are feeling anxious. At Gardiner’s we are always looking at ways we can support our workforce and will ensure a member of the office team is available for you to talk to, should you need it. This […]
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Often, a person with dementia may go walking about, this is frequently referred to as wandering. The term wander means to walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way and therefore it is perhaps a little unhelpful since people with dementia who go wandering will likely have a reason for it. Many of us […]
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Supporting our clients to take trips out with care workers to visit a favourite place is something which we love to do at Gardiner’s Homecare. Trips out with care workers – a visit to the lock This photo was taken by Gardiner’s carer Lisa. It shows Les enjoying a slice of Carrot cake and coffee […]
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Vitamin D supplements help to keep our bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Where do we get Vitamin D from? Our bodies create vitamin D from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors. From Spring through to the end of Summer, most of us are able to get sufficient vitamin D from sunlight. However, from October […]
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It is important to think about caring for people with seasonal affective disorder. The winter blues are common and affects people of all ages. The symptoms of seasonal affective disorder include: persistent low mood loss of pleasure or interest in normal everyday activities irritability feelings of despair, guilt and worthlessness feeling lethargic (lacking in energy) […]
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Friday 8th May 2020 was the 75th Anniversary of the VE Day (Victory in Europe. Despite the Coronavirus pandemic and the whole country being in lockdown, VE Day was still celebrated! Main nationwide events may have been cancelled but many residents held street parties, whilst still following Government guidelines and abiding social distancing rules. Houses […]
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