Healthcare Advice

Being a carer is a selfless yet hugely rewarding role, and it certainly takes a special person to fill it. People require care for all kinds of reasons, from live-in assistance to a little extra help in some aspects of their daily lives. At Sova, our carers provide flexible care and assisted living to those in need across […]

A recent study by the Welsh older people’s Commissioner has brought to light some pressing matters of care-home malnourishment that have been reported nationwide. The study brought to attention some rather alarming details and incidents that supported some of Sova’s own views about the negligence that takes place in some of our country’s care-homes. The report reviewed

A recent study commissioned by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) revealed that stroke survivors are twice as likely to develop dementia later in life. According to the analysis, 8.6% of stroke survivors in the UK are presently living with dementia, with almost three quarters of them being diagnosed with vascular dementia. What is vascular dementia?

Domiciliary care is essentially another name for home-care, and so it involves a wide range of care and support services given to individuals in the comfort of their own home. In fact, the word ‘domiciliary’ comes from the Latin word for home, ‘domus’; so even in its etymology the importance of the home is critical,

Finding the right home care agency and care workers to care for your loved ones can be challenging. We’ve put together a list of relevant questions to ask a home care agency so that you make the right decision when it comes to finding the right home care service for you, a relative or family

Finding out that your loved one is facing palliative care is a very difficult concept to digest, even if you’ve watched them battle Alzheimer’s or Dementia for a very long time. Depending on the person’s age and type of Dementia, a patient can live for up to a decade after a diagnosis has been made.

Scientists have made a medical breakthrough by creating a drug that stops the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, which is the first of its kind, has halted deterioration of the brain, which is caused by Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.Dementia affects 850,000 people in the UK, and 520,000 of them have Alzheimer’s disease,

Men’s Health Week 2014 specifically focused on health in relation to work, unemployment and stress, as health issues have been increasingly noticed following hardship brought upon men as a consequence of the recession, and issue which was far too often overlooked. This year, healthy living for men will be the main focus of Men’s Health Week, taking

The Appointeeship programme is designed to help older people suffering from age related illnesses as well as people with learning or physical disabilities manage their money more effectively, by ensuring that they do not have to worry about claiming benefits or allowances they are entitled to, as well as helping them manage their daily finances. Indeed,

Nick Acaster is Managing Director of Stair Rods Direct. Here, he shares his expertise on how you can make a staircase much safer to prevent your elderly relative from having a nasty trip or fall. It’s natural for elderly people to want to stay and be cared for in their own homes as they get older.