If you’ve reached that stage in life when you’re considering a care or nursing home, it’s important that you do all that you can to ensure that you make the right choice. Whether you’re looking for the perfect care home for yourself or a family member, you need to be sure that what’s on offer … Read more
If you or a loved one have reached the stage where independent living is becoming increasingly difficult, it may be time to consider a care home and nursing care. Care homes offer an opportunity for people to retain as much independence as possible as well as be presented with chances to get involved with some … Read more
If the time has come to explore a care home, and the way that it can be funded, we have some good news. At Oakwood House, Norwich, we’ve already spent time looking at the various ways that your care can be funded. If you’d like a refresher, then you can take a look here. Beyond … Read more
Dear Residents, Friends, and Family, Update on our visiting guidelines: As we start 2023, we are delighted that visitors to our homes are welcome to visit at any time without a booking, testing or a requirement to wear a facemask. Facemasks will only be worn in our care home if a risk assessment has been … Read more
Choosing the right care home for you or your loved one? Choosing a care home is not something that should be taken lightly. Whether you’re deciding for yourself or a loved one, we understand that the process can be difficult, with so many considerations to factor in. Of course, there is a need to find … Read more
If you are caring for, or being looked after, by a loved one at home, then respite care can be a great way for you both to take some time out and recharge your batteries. Care homes, such as St Oakwood House, offer you the chance to get away, offering rest and reassurance for both … Read more
If you’re exploring the possibility of a care home, for either yourself or a loved one, you may be wondering just what it’s like. Perhaps you don’t know of anyone else who has received residential, nursing, or senior care and so you’d like to know more about what to expect. One thing that is for … Read more
If you are looking into the possibility of a care home for your loved one, you have probably wondered how this care can be funded. The fees that are charged can vary depending on the type of care that is provided. It could be that your loved one is needing residential care, nursing care, or … Read more
The last 20 months have truly highlighted the detrimental effects that isolation and loneliness can have on the elderly. Figures show that 1.4 million people in the UK, aged 55 or older, experience loneliness, with almost 500,000 going five or six days without seeing or speaking to anyone at all. A professional care setting, such as a … Read more
The care home sector was presented with an unprecedented challenge when COVID-19 hit in February 2020. As part of the wider national lockdown, all care homes had to close their doors to external visitors as well as rapidly evolving their internal hygiene procedures to prevent the spread of the virus. Over a year later, as … Read more
