DEVONIANS are being encouraged by a care provider in the county to spread some festive cheer this Christmas among any elderly and vulnerable neighbours or relatives they might have (December 2020).
Christmas can be a bleak time for anyone living alone and Guardian Homecare, which provides care in south Devon, is asking people to check on relatives and neighbours.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the care provider, said: “Christmas is all about spending time with friends and family, but there are some people out there, our service users included, that do not have many, if any,...
A LEADING south Devon home care provider is offering advice to the elderly this month (October 2020) to help prevent them from suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
The team at HomeLife Carers say SAD becomes more widespread when the clocks change this month and in the run-up to the year’s shortest day in December.
Katie Jewell, Regional Manager for HomeLife Carers, which has teams covering mid and south Devon, says: “The majority of our service users are elderly and, as we enter autumn and go into winter, our carers are trained to keep a much closer eye on them...
A SOUTH Devon home care provider says its carers offer vital emotional support to those who can’t get out due to the coming cooler weather combined with the ongoing COVID-19 threat.
Guardian Homecare says once the clocks change, elderly and vulnerable people will stay inside more, and its carers are sometimes their only link to the outside world.
Catherine Porter, Manager at Guardian Homecare, which delivers personalised home care in Exeter, said: “The days are now getting darker and cooler, and this can often limit the amount of time our service users can get outside, if...
A LEADING south Devon home care provider is offering advice to the elderly this month (December 2019) to help prevent them from suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Guardian Homecare, which provides care for elderly and vulnerable people living in the Exeter area, says SAD is more prevalent in the run-up to the year’s shortest day (December 22).
Catherine Porter, who manages Guardian Homecare’s domiciliary care teams in Devon, says: “The majority of our service users are elderly and at this time of year our carers are trained to keep a much closer eye on them...
Discarded old bikes are being turned back into fit to ride machines thanks to an initiative in Exeter. Exeter City Council has teamed up with Exeter-based charity Ride On Cycling For All to get more and more people cycling more often. Old and unloved bikes found dumped around the city or picked up as part of the Council’s Bulky Waste collections are sent to Ride On, who refurbish them to a high standard and put them up for sale at very affordable prices to achieve their charitable aim of getting more people riding more affordable bikes more often. Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for...
Petrol heads can get their fill of vintage vehicles this spring at Killerton, when over 400 classic car enthusiasts take a pit stop in the historic parkland to showcase their polished pride and joys. The roaring event takes place on Sunday 14 May at the Killerton Estate, just outside of Exeter. With a backdrop arguably as beautiful as the auto motives, visitors can cruise into summer by admiring hundreds of classics while soaking up the surrounding cared-for landscape. Buttercup, a 1950’s yellow truck, will also be making a special guest appearance with the vintage vocal trio, ‘The Liberty...
It seems hard to believe that it is a year since Velo Vintage was last in Exmouth.
Since then they have held their unique cycle events in Exeter and also in the north of the county in Barnstaple, but Exmouth has always felt like the home of Velo Vintage and where the first Occasion & Ride took place.
Rumour has it that this next event on Saturday 13 June, which is the eighth, is going to be rather different and as well including many of the excellent cycle paths, they will also be spending some time relaxing over a picnic and watching some cricket, all very British. The...
Older adults who categorise themselves as old and frail may be speeding up the process, according to Exeter University researchers. A study conducted by Krystal Warmoth and colleagues at University of Exeter Medical School, is being presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Harrogate. Krystal interviewed 29 older adults in the South West of England face-to-face. Interviews conducted asked about their experiences of ageing and frailty. They found attitude could lead to a loss of interest in participating in social and physical activities, poor health,...
