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FindGoodCare FindGoodCare takes away the responsibility for caring, regularly visits, quality assuring the care. My independent, professional trust and integrity.

The annually subscribed care practice package offers:

A free introduction and initial assessment to see if we are a 'good fit' for each other. Regular visits so that we can get to know each other and I can find out and understand your needs or that of your loved one. The opportunity to present your life story for posterity and for those that may be caring for you. Explain to you the financial thr

esholds to local authority provision and explain the national eligibility criteria for care and support provision. If mentally incapacitated in relation to your care arrangements, act either as a professional Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare or act on the instructions of your Health and Welfare attorney. If capacitated discuss whether you want to appoint a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare and whether I can act as a certificate provider for you or your loved one. Identify your care requirements and preferences and source care at home including day and respite care or alternatives to care at home such as retirement villages, private care sheltered accommodation, residential or nursing care if or when the time comes. Refer to specialists, therapists and clinicians when required. Respond promptly to an emergency whether it is a fall, an hospital admission, an unexpected loss of a loved one or an illness. Attend meetings in relation to your care and health with you or on your behalf. Liaise with those involved in your care and health. Always report back to you or your loved one. Plan, oversee and co-ordinate a change of accommodation including participating in the handover of care and undertake regular reviews of the new accommodation and care arrangements. Quality assure the care and report my views on the standard of care you are receiving and achieve changes if needed. My promise to you:

To only act with the consent of the person being cared for or if mentally incapacitated, to do so under the guiding principles and practice of the Mental Capacity Act or as a professional attorney or deputy for Health and Welfare. To minimise the risk of transmission of infection from Covid-19. To demonstrate my credentials as an independent social worker and best interest assessor, professionally qualified, professionally registered, police checked, holding public liability and professional indemnity insurance. To keep your personal information safe and in line with GDPR 2018

To report to the authorities if you are not safe or at risk. The annual subscription is at the introductory price of £5,000 and will remain at that price for you or your loved one. The price reflects the time and dedication to your care and support to enable me to respond flexibly and promptly when needed. Based in South West London

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I offer support to you or your loved ones, offer support to GP's, Solicitors and Independent Financial Advisors on all care related matters

I offer Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Decision Making

I can act as a Professional Attorney for Health and Welfare

I can act as a Certificate Provider of Lasting Powers of Attorney. My aim is to offer a personalised and discreet service for you or your loved one. Providing independent care advice and guidance. Source, locate and negotiate with care providers of good quality care and accommodation. Offer personal assistance and practical help to save precious time and lighten the load. Uniquely placed to secure care without compromising on the quality. Expertly placed to oversee the care.

07/06/2024

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There are many dementia action events happening across the country this week packed full of information and advice. Plea...
10/05/2024

There are many dementia action events happening across the country this week packed full of information and advice. Please avail yourself of the expertise on offer if it will help you or your loved one.

It's dementia action week from 13th May what are you planning to do?
03/05/2024

It's dementia action week from 13th May what are you planning to do?

The CQC has recently published its final guidance for care homes, hospitals and hospices on the right to have visitors.
19/04/2024

The CQC has recently published its final guidance for care homes, hospitals and hospices on the right to have visitors.

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As we enter into the Easter break when you may be visiting vulnerable loved ones please don't feel alone if you need adv...
29/03/2024

As we enter into the Easter break when you may be visiting vulnerable loved ones please don't feel alone if you need advice and support to manage their care and health. FindGoodCare offers a free no obligation consultation to signpost you in the right direction providing advice and guidance or offering practical support to take responsibility for the care www.findgoodcare.com

With the DHSC's annual Outcomes for Social Care published placing Richmond top performing in London, despite a forecast ...
15/03/2024

With the DHSC's annual Outcomes for Social Care published placing Richmond top performing in London, despite a forecast of a £1.394m overspend position as at Q3, against a budget of £54.960m. No wonder the Council Tax rises in April are eye watering. My clients and the majority in need of care and support, don't even receive direct care from their Councils.

Happy International Women's Day celebrating how resilient women are and how much they support our loved ones! www.findgo...
08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day celebrating how resilient women are and how much they support our loved ones! www.findgoodcare.com

A few useful bits of information to make your lives easier from https://www.findgoodcare.comAttendance Allowance is a no...
01/03/2024

A few useful bits of information to make your lives easier from https://www.findgoodcare.com

Attendance Allowance is a non means tested benefit for those who are in need of care. Terribly lengthy form but worth the current £68.10 or £110.75 per week depending on the needs.

Council Tax Discounts for a single person living alone or for a person with a severe and enduring mental health condition which includes dementia.

A key safe usually through Age UK for a nominal fee and who will usually install it too. Either for emergencies or for regular use.

A Careline alarm system

For the technically minded a GPS tracker if you’re fearful of a loved one not finding their way home or concerned about their movement in the home. They must have it about their person.

Assisted bin collections provided by your local Council

16/02/2024
Just to alert you to my concerns about the increasing number of online recruitment agencies that are popping up in the c...
16/02/2024

Just to alert you to my concerns about the increasing number of online recruitment agencies that are popping up in the care service industry.

I am afraid that these recruitment agencies are often registered ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission in all their categories ’safe, effective, caring, responsive,' and well-led’ yet they very rarely have any direct, face to face contact with the person cared for and act as a matching service. Now this can be very useful to some, particularly if you live with the person being cared for, but otherwise, without sufficient quality assurance in place, that ensures there is sufficient oversight of the care provided, it is impossible to really know whether they are meeting the needs of the person they serve. It won’t stop me or my clients using these services but I just wanted you to note a word of caution.

Please contact me should you have any concerns about the care you or loved one are experiencing and I will offer some practical, professional, advice and guidance or visit my website www.findgoodcare.com

15/02/2024

🚀 We are incredibly excited to invite you to the launch of the brand-new Zenith Enterprise Programme, Richmond council’s newest business support programme! 💼✨

😎 Zenith Enterprise Programme’s aim is to support new and established business owners to start, build and scale-up by developing key skills across all the areas of business.
🖋️Customise your experience by mixing and matching resources and events to align perfectly with your specific business needs.

📆Join the Launch to find out more: https://bit.ly/3SiCv5C

Useful for some of you to know the new legislation to allow carers up to 7 days of leave for their caring responsibiliti...
26/01/2024

Useful for some of you to know the new legislation to allow carers up to 7 days of leave for their caring responsibilities from 6th April 2024

https://www.caringtogether.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Carers-Leave-Act-2023-fact-sheet-v1.0-A4-12.09.23-FINAL.pdf

For an hour long no obligation advice regarding you or your loved one's care, contact me or visit www.findgoodcare.com

Just reminded about these helpful factsheets from Age UK.
19/01/2024

Just reminded about these helpful factsheets from Age UK.

Age UK information guides are short and easy to digest, giving a comprehensive overview of the relevant topic. Factsheets are longer with more detail.

FYI and recommended for all. Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) are legal documents that let you or your loved one (the pe...
12/01/2024

FYI and recommended for all. Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) are legal documents that let you or your loved one (the person), appoint one or more people (known as ‘attorneys’) to help the person make decisions on their behalf, in relation to their property and financial affairs and their health and welfare. The person must be able to make decisions for themselves in relation to these areas of their life before they make an application for Lasting Powers of Attorney. These legal documents are invaluable for those who, as their mental health or mental capacity and in some circumstances their physical capacity declines, the attorneys once appointed, can go on to help the person make decisions on the person’s behalf. In reality every adult should have them in place because we never know when we might need it. These legal documents are only valid for decisions needed to be made while we are alive. If you or your loved one are in the early stages of dementia then you can seek advice in relation to Lasting Powers of Attorney through a charity that I am closely involved with https://pathwaysthroughdementia.org/ If you know of no one who can act as your certificate provider who can testify that the person is able to appoint their own attorneys and understand LPA , as a professional Independent Social Worker I do offer this service I can offer this service. I can also act on the instructions of the person or their attorneys. If you don’t have anyone who can act as your attorney for health and welfare I can act as a professional attorney for health and welfare, although unable to act as certificate provider as well, if there is no one else that can provide this service from within your network. For further information go to https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney or please don't hesitate to contact me at https://findgoodcare.com

If you or any of your loved ones have experienced health and social care services this winter, this statement will reson...
05/01/2024

If you or any of your loved ones have experienced health and social care services this winter, this statement will resonate with you, and now the prolonged strikes. There are means to keep yourself or loved one at home and only admitted into health and care facilities if really necessary. There has been funds made available for Home from Hospital type services so this may be worth looking into in your area. Also do not forget to ask the GP for details of the scheme in their area whereby you can provide detailed circumstances as to what would constitute an admission to hospital and care for you or your loved one, and how you want to be cared for, as well as giving details about your care and health needs. The ones I’m aware of in the South East of England are the ReSPECT form and in London Coordinate My Care. Don’t forget you cannot make decisions for others, if they lack mental capacity, without legal authority to do so, such as holding Powers of Attorney for Health and Welfare or in very specific circumstances acting as a court ordered deputy for Health and Welfare. More on this in a later post

The BGS, supported by three Royal Colleges, is calling on governments across the UK to act now to ensure that older people have access to the health and social care that they need this winter.

As we enter into the festive season when you may be visiting vulnerable loved ones please don't feel alone if you need a...
15/12/2023

As we enter into the festive season when you may be visiting vulnerable loved ones please don't feel alone if you need advice and support to manage their private care and health in London and the South East. FindGoodCare offers a free hour long no obligation consultation to signpost you in the right direction providing advice and guidance or offering practical support in taking on the responsibility for the care. www.findgoodcare.com

If you need care and support for yourself or your loved one and  think you would benefit from advice from FindGoodCare p...
01/12/2023

If you need care and support for yourself or your loved one and think you would benefit from advice from FindGoodCare please arrange a free, hour long, no obligation, consultation.

Thanks to medical advances and healthier lifestyles, a growing number of us are enjoying longer lives. Many of us in our fifties or sixties will have parents in their eighties and nineties who are still going strong, but in those later years of life, the chances are they may need help looking after....

It's World Alzheimer's Month and something I use to check with my clients whether they are showing symptoms of dementia ...
22/09/2023

It's World Alzheimer's Month and something I use to check with my clients whether they are showing symptoms of dementia since the earlier it can be identified the more that can be done and that can be planned for.

If you're worried that your symptoms could be signs of dementia, use our checklist to help describe your symptoms to a GP or health professional.

18/06/2023

My retired music teacher, Paul Harvey, aged 83, who is living with dementia, is ‘over the moon’ after his charity single made over £15 million for dementia charities, leads to OBE.

08/06/2023

📣 It’s Carers Week 2023!

Unpaid carers face huge challenges every day. It’s essential they receive greater recognition and support.

This Carers Week, stand in solidarity with the carers you know and every carer in the UK by saying I CARE: www.carersweek.org

06/06/2023
03/06/2023

“My partner, Becky, first noticed changes in my behaviour and speech in 2016 and was very concerned. At first, I thought it could have been that I was menopausal. We pushed to get an appointment with the GP, and after a lengthy process, I was finally diagnosed with young onset dementia in 2021 aged just 57.

When I first got diagnosed it was devastating. I didn’t know who I was anymore. We had to tell our two daughters, which was very difficult. We all cried but the girls are very brave and resilient.

I’ve come to terms with my diagnosis now and we’ve found a new normal. My whole life doesn’t revolve around my diagnosis – it’s about living life to the fullest. I fill my days with activities I enjoy like swimming, singing in a local choir and volunteering at a foodbank.

My consultant first put me in touch with Dementia UK and since then I’ve been accessing as much support as I can. It’s been a godsend.

When you have a dementia diagnosis, it makes you realise what’s important in life. The most important thing to us is that we really love each other." 💙

This Pride Month we're sharing Jude's story and how her diagnosis of young onset Alzheimer's disease impacted her, her partner Becky and their daughters.

Read Jude's full story on our website: https://www.dementiauk.org/get-involved/donate/your-stories/judes-story/?utm_campaign=story&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic

28/05/2023

Perhaps the single most important thing you can do to futureproof your care is to ensure you complete Lasting Powers of Attorney at Gov.UK FindGoodCare Pathways Through Dementia

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