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August 17, 2018January 10, 2019

Encouraging the Elderly to Exercise

Research shows it’s never too late to adopt and reap the health benefits from a more active lifestyle.

For example, older adults who are active will reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke to a similar level as younger people who are active.

If people have been inactive for a while, they can gradually build their activity to reach recommended levels.

Physical activity and exercise can help you stay healthy, energetic and independent.

Many adults aged 65 and over spend, on average, 10 hours or more each day sitting or lying down. This inactivity comes at a high cost with higher rates of falls, obesity and heart disease.

As we get older, it becomes even more important to remain active if we want to stay healthy and maintain our independence.

There’s strong evidence that people who are active have a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, depression and dementia.

It is reccommended that people aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate activity every week, for example 30 minutes on at least 5 days a week.

Examples of moderate activity include:

walking fast
playing doubles tennis
pushing a lawn mower
water aerobics
riding a bike on level ground or with few hills

Even if people aren’t very active there are ways to safely increase the heart rate and start benefiting from the health benefits.

The NHS has some great resources to encourage the elderly to exercise, find out more on their website here.

For help looking after the elderly and more about how Deckchair care can help, see our main website https://www.deckchaircare.co.uk

August 11, 2018

Take Part in the Largest Dementia Research Study Ever

Playing this game can help research dementia.

Sea Hero Quest has been created to help research the disease, help diagnose dementia early and eventually find a treatment.

One of the first symptoms of dementia is loss of navigational skills, Sea Hero Quest has so far provided enough data to help create the world’s first benchmark for human spatial navigation.

3 million people have played the game so far, making it the largest dementia study in history.

Partners of the initiative include Alzheimer research, University College London and the University of East Anglia.

Find out more here: http://www.seaheroquest.com

For help looking after someone with dementia, see our main site : https://www.deckchaircare.co.uk

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018

Helping the Elderly Avoid Hoax Calls

Whilst at a clients house recently we answered a call from someone claiming to be from BT.

They said that our clients “IP address” had been hacked and that they needed to complete a security process so things could be rectified.

Obviously this is absolute nonsense, but when said convincingly could have even experienced IT professionals wondering how that could be possible and why anyone would do it.

The caller included all the usual techniques to persuade people into giving over personal information:

Reputation – Calling from a wellknown brand – in this case it was BT.
Worry – You are in danger of losing something (money / access to services).
Urgency – act fast (usually in the next 20 minutes) to avoid a bad situation becoming worse.

Common hoax calls could be from Banks, internet/telecoms suppliers, utilities, insurers, tv licence, post office. In general any service that most people would be expected to have.

The caller usually won’t know who the supplier is, but they might just get lucky. BT supplying broadband sounds very credible if that is who actually provides the service. However, a Virgin customer will quickly expose the scam. Don’t confirm who the supplier is – this is valuable information and may be used in future attempts!

Identify Fake Hoax Calls

Where are the calls from? Withheld numbers, out of area or international numbers in fact any number not recognised should be assumed to be a scammer. Don’t give out or confirm any information.
Be alert if any asks you to complete a security process or requests any personal information.

What to do on a suspected a hoax call

Thank the caller for making you aware of the issue and say you will call them back, and hang up. Do not answer the phone again if they call back.

If worried that the call is be real, find the callers number via their website / letter head / phone book and call their customer services. DO NOT USE any number that you were given on a call.

Minimise the chances of receiving hoax calls

Go ex-directory. This will reduce the chances of scammers getting hold of a phone number.
Add your phone number to the TPS. This won’t stop scammers – who are happy to break the law – but it will reduce the number of general marketing calls. This makes hoax calls easier to recognise.
Reject all withheld numbers. A phone line supplier may be able to do this for free, or there are phones that can filter potential hoax calls.

Help the elderly avoid becoming hoax call victims. Make them aware of what a hoax call looks like. What to do if they suspect they get one and how to minimise the chances of getting them in the first place.

Find out more about Deckchair Care and how we help the elderly with our at-home service.

June 29, 2018October 13, 2021

Homecare Software – Easy to use domiciliary care software.

Our Home Care Management Software helps clients, relatives and carers all work together to provide the best possible care experience.

Since opening in 2017, the team at Deckchair Care have been working to design a UK domiciliary care software package that helps manage scheduling, care planning, invoicing, communication, payroll, mileage and reporting.

Domiciliary Care Software (UK)

By replacing paperwork with an efficient online system, recording notes is quicker, simpler and less time-consuming. Everything previously recorded on paper can be replicated by the system. Including: medication records, visit notes, care plans and more.

Client Care plans are as flexible as a paper-based system, just much quicker to set up, change and manage. Care plans are made up of a schedule of appointments. Each appointment has an associated task list that needs to be carried out on attendance.

Home Care Scheduling Software

The main benefit of the software is that it allows client relatives access to the care notes. We find this builds trust and confidence and provides peace of mind.

“We have invested a lot of time in developing this software and the result is we save time and money and deliver a great service.”

The software is securely accessed via the internet so requires no downloads and works on every connected device. The core system has managed thousands of appointments so has everything needed to run a care agency.

Our domiciliary care software is especially useful for clients whose relatives live some distance away and want to keep up-to-date with the care being provided.

Deckchair Care – Home Care Services

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