Category: For families
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What to do when a parent refuses help: a guide for families
Your parent refuses help at home — and you’re stuck between worry and wanting to respect their independence. Here are some tips to help with this difficult conversation.
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Behind the wheel with 100 year old driving school
The 100 year old driving school ITV program has highlighted the issues of driving later in life and at the same time a new guide, Behind the Wheel, has been published to help older people stay safe on the roads. The guide (available in large-print and audio as well as online) contains advice on how…
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Old people’s home for 4-year-olds
This week, I’ve watched this program on Channel 4. It received great reviews on social media and in the press. It enthralled all my family and was genuinely heart-warming watching the transformation of 11 frail residents in an old people’s home. The older people were first assessed physically and mentally and were typically losing their…
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Data safety first
A recent Which? investigation revealed that our personal contact details are freely collected and sold and can be use to defraud people . Smart meters, phones and social media give deep insight into our lives but it is not clear who owns the data or if it is being sold or shared. As we…
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Help get someone online for the first time
If you want to help a loved one get online for the first time, follow the 10 steps in this article and soon they will be surfing with confidence. It looks at everything from the device to use to setting up the browser, training and support. 1. What do they want to do online? The…
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Are 3rings enough to know if Mum is OK?
Can a kettle alert friends and family that you are OK? 3rings thinks it can, and in this review we look at their plug in detail after a trial with 3 people whose combined age is nearly 270! Our conclusion is that if you live alone and want the reassurance of a watchful eye to…
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Contented Dementia – a revelation
Dementia is often described as an awful disease, both for the person with the condition and his/her loved ones. While it may currently be incurable, the Contented Dementia Trust believe that wellbeing can be maintained with the right approach to the person and management of the symptoms. This is such good news for those living…
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How do I create a unique and memorable password for each site?
Every day in the connected world we have to login to numerous different sites for banking or shopping, let alone email and social media – and we are told not to use the same password for each one. In this article we will look why so many passwords are needed and how to create passwords…
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Simple Remote Controls for TV Viewing
All-in-one remote controls promise to make TV watching simpler by reducing the number of gadgets to juggle when watching TV whether it is live, recorded at home, a catch-up service like iPlayer or film from a disc. In this article we get hands-on with a budget model and consider if it succeeds in simplification and…
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Smart Ageing in the Connected World
We want to understand the changes ageing brings and how we can maintain a good quality of life for as long as possible, retaining our independence using both tried and tested and innovative products. We cannot bear the thought of accepting the status quo for the frail in the UK; an uncomfortable mix of vulnerability,…