Purely Care

29/10/2025

October is National Protect Your Hearing Month — a great reminder that your hearing health is worth protecting!

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains one of the leading causes of hearing loss, alongside age-related changes. Consistent exposure to loud environments — whether at work, during recreation, or from everyday noise — can damage the delicate structures of the inner ear over time.

The good news is that NIHL is largely preventable.

➡️ Use hearing protection in loud settings.
➡️ Take listening breaks.
➡️ Keep volume levels at a safe range.

Protecting your hearing today helps preserve it for years to come!

29/10/2025

Symptoms of a Stroke:

Face weakness: Can the person smile? Has their mouth or eye drooped?

Arm weakness: Can the person raise both arms fully and keep them there?

Speech problems: Can the person speak clearly and understand what you say? Is their speech slurred?

Time to call 999: if you see any one of these signs.

28/10/2025

26/10/2025

26/10/2025

Today is National Pension Tracing Day highlighting the billions of pounds in pension pots in the UK not currently matched to their owners.
Perhaps worth a good trawl through mum and dad's paperwork to see if they're missing out...
And while finances are on the agenda, you might want to check out our Later Life Finance Hub at agespace.org for everything about the money stuff in older age.
https://www.agespace.org/finance

26/10/2025

Calling all Serving and ex service personnel, let's all get on parade together to raise our glasses to all that gave there lives for our today.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!!

26/10/2025

From October to March we can’t make enough vitamin D from sunlight, so to keep bones and muscles healthy, it’s best to take a daily 10 microgram supplement of vitamin D. You can get vitamin D from most pharmacies and retailers.

➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/

25/10/2025

The clocks go BACK tonight.

Reminder! The clocks go back this weekend ⏰

Changing the clocks can be confusing for all of us – but for someone living with dementia it can be particularly disorientating and even distressing.

Thankfully there are a few easy things we can do to help minimise any disruption.

Consider having dinner and going to bed an hour earlier on Saturday, so that the person you’re caring for still gets enough sleep and can wake up at their usual time on Sunday.

Keep to a regular routine during the day and at bedtime. Doing regular activities at the same time each day – for example, going for a walk after breakfast – can help a person with dementia make sense of the time.

Gentle exercise outdoors can help the person feel sleepier during the evening. If this isn’t an option, keeping them active during the day can have a similar effect.

Use blackout curtains to reduce sunlight in the evening to help with body clock regulation.

Invest in an auto-setting clock for them. Reading a clock face can be tricky for some people with dementia, so often digital clocks are easier. You can also get clocks that show the day of the week and date as well as the time, and for some people a day/night clock can help them distinguish what time of day it is.

21/10/2025

Supermarket trip success!

A moment of true independence we experienced today. While this amazing young lady can walk, a full trip around the supermarket is incredibly exhausting and often leaves her needing her inhaler. By using a wheelchair, she was able to conserve her energy. This meant she could put her own shopping on the conveyor belt while I took a much-needed rest. It's not about what you can't do, but finding the right tools to empower you to do as much as possible for yourself.

20/10/2025

This , our CEO Craig Jones is calling on the nation to take action for stronger bones.

“We’ve already enabled half a million people to check their risk of broken bones - now we’re aiming for a million.”

Join and help us make it happen! https://thegreatbritishbonecheck.org.uk/ros