When it comes to taking care of your elderly relative, the professional home carer is by far your biggest resource. Whether a carer is provided via a homecare…

At Castle Homecare, we understand that caring for a loved one can be one of the most rewarding things you can ever do, but it can also be…

Having an elderly loved one or friend living alone at home can be a worrying experience. Thankfully, in this modern technological age, there are many innovations to assist…

Independence for your elderly relative is such an important thing for a healthy state of mind and everything should be done to protect it. Unfortunately, whether due to…

It is easy to forget that when an elderly person has to go into hospital for anything more than just a outpatient visit, much of their recuperation happens…

It may be a hard thing to admit, but if you are family member caring for an elderly relative, there may be a need to seek professional help…

It is a fact of life that as our parents, grannies and granddads get to a certain stage in their lives, the health issues they face are only…

We all have an image that is conjured up when talking about dementia in the elderly, but few understand just how varied and complex the disease can be…

Coping with DementiaWith the new census statistics recently being released we can see that we have an ageing population in Ireland.  Unfortunately this means that there are a…

Home Care or Nursing Home Care is generally the dilemma faced by children of older parents whose existing homes have become unsuitable for them. These elderly people are…

Having a safe home can help boost the confidence of the elderly and encourage them to live independently in their own homes. There are many ways in which…

Here are a few things that spring to mind when I think of the benefits of caring for the elderly. Let me start with the first and sometimes…