Caring is personal - and so is good advice.
Welcome to the Your Care blog, where we share practical tips, guidance for families, and insights from the world of home support. Whether you're arranging care for a loved one, navigating daily challenges, or just looking for reassurance, we’re here to offer helpful, human advice - every step of the way.
Posted 20th January 2026
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Attendance Allowance Bristol
Who Can Claim, How Much You Could Get, and How to Apply - 2025/2026 rates
Posted 29th December 2025
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Hourly Home Care Rates in Bristol & South Gloucestershire
When someone you love starts needing support at home, it can feel like the practical questions and the emotional worry arrive at the same time.
Posted 9th December 2025
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When the Tablets Start to Pile Up: Why Medication Support Matters More Than You Think
You tell yourself everything is fine. Mum says she is "managing perfectly". She is still in her own home, still making her own tea, still insisting she doesn’t need any help.
Posted 3rd December 2025
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Being a Daughter Should Still Feel Like Being a Daughter..
"I just couldn't do it anymore…" Sue told us through tears. Her mum, Margaret, had always been her best friend. But lately, helping with showers had started to feel uncomfortable for both of them.
Posted 28th November 2025
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Falls Prevention and Mobility Support: Keeping Your Loved One Steady, Safe and Independent
If your mum or dad has had a fall, you’ll know that awful moment when the phone rings and your stomach drops. Even if they weren’t badly hurt, something shifts afterwards.
Posted 18th November 2025
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Dementia Support: Understanding, Not Forcing
“We cannot get him out of bed anymore.” That is what families often tell us, and it is one of the hardest things to admit. They have tried everything: persuasion, reminders, frustration, guilt.
Posted 17th November 2025
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When Caring Becomes Too Much: How Help at Home Can Stop Family Burnout
When caring becomes too much Dawn had always been the strong one. She worked part-time, looked after her teenage son, and popped in to see her mum, Evelyn, every day.
Posted 7th November 2025
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Continuity of Care: Because the Best Care Doesn't Start Big, It Starts Familiar
You notice it one afternoon. The laundry is still sitting on the chair, and the cup of tea has gone cold again. Mum says she’s fine, but you can see she’s tired. You tell yourself you’ll pop in more
Posted 31st October 2025
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Companionship Visits: Connection That Keeps Life Alive
Meaningful connections that brighten each day “I know he’s lonely… but I just don’t have the time.” It’s something we hear often from families, said with guilt, never indifference.
Posted 24th October 2025
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Halloween and Dementia: Why a Pumkin on the Doorstep Matters More Than You Think
It’s late October, and the decorations are going up. Pumpkins on doorsteps, cobwebs in windows, spooky lights in every colour. Most of us smile and think, “Oh, Halloween’s coming.”...
Posted 24th October 2025
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Caring Through the Darker Months - Simple Ways to Bring Calm for You and Your Loved One
It's 4:30pm and already getting dark outside. You glance over at your mum, and you can see it starting - that restlessness, that confusion, that agitation that wasn't there an hour ago...
