Expert Resources

After a dementia diagnosis, a set of practical doors open that were closed while you were waiting: NHS post-diagnostic support, a benefit that is not means tested, a council tax disregard,...

Is Attendance Allowance means tested? No. What you earn and what you have in savings do not affect whether you get it or how much you receive, and there is no capital limit to worry about....

Home care in Brookmans Park and Welham Green depends less on what a provider offers than on whether they genuinely cover this pocket of the borough. The villages sit between three towns...

The north-east side of St Albans has its own parish council, community centres and library, and a lot of original owners. What that means for care at home.

A lasting power of attorney has to be made while the person still has capacity. What the two types cover, what they cost, and why waiting is the common mistake.

Planned surgery gives you weeks of notice and almost nobody uses them. What the NHS says to sort out before your operation date, and where paid help fits after it.

In a village the shopkeeper and the neighbour usually notice dementia before the family does. What to ask them, and what good dementia care looks like in Welwyn village.

Overnight care in Welwyn village turns on distance to a person, not distance to a service. What “someone is there” really means at three in the morning.

Stroke recovery at home changes at around six months, when the NHS community stroke service winds down. What the review really is, and where care at home fits after it.