Helpful Guidance to Support Your Care Journey

Practical tips, expert insights and clear advice to help you make confident decisions about home care in South Cumbria.

Care Advice

Deciding if or how to go about the process of finding care at home for a loved one can be complex and is sometimes a difficult subject to talk about.

We decided to use our many years of specialist knowledge and experience to put together a library of CQC approved advisory articles to help guide you and your loved ones through these changes and make your care journey as smooth as possible.

Our useful articles contain advice on everything from how to find the right care for you and how to stay well as you get older, to advice on how to care for those suffering from dementia.

We’ve categorised our articles to make finding the right information easier. However, if you’d prefer to speak to someone in person, feel free to call a member of our friendly team on 01229 808023 or 015395 52548.

Care Advice Topics

Choosing the right care

What is live-in care?

RachelL
April 24, 2023
11:52 am
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Heydays are now offering the option of a live-in care service in addition to our range of professional care services. You can find out more about what live-in care is, what the benefits are and how the service would work in our article below: What is Live-in Care? Live-in care is where a professional care […]

Is Care for me?

RachelL
March 31, 2022
3:52 pm
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Have you ever wondered about working in care? Perhaps you’ve wondered what it involves or whether it would be a good fit for you? In our latest blog, we have tried to cover some of the main questions that people ask and give a balanced view of what it’s like to work as a carer. […]

Debunking care myths – the cost of care

RachelL
August 4, 2021
1:14 pm
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In this article we look at how to find the right care option to suit both an individual’s care needs and their financial situation.

Planning the right support for later life

admin
October 12, 2020
1:08 pm
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In this article, we look at the different considerations for choosing care in later life and why planning this is important.

Community Involvement

Heydays Monthly Lunch Club

RachelL
March 10, 2022
4:48 pm
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Our monthly lunch clubs take place every second Tuesday of the month, starting on March 12th 2024. They are a great opportunity to get out, enjoy a tasty meal and have a good laugh with friends, old and new. We meet at The Pheasant Inn in Allithwaite, from 12:30pm. Two courses costs £11 including tea […]

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care

Spotlight on Dementia

admin
April 17, 2021
1:09 pm
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In this article we explore dementia and offer some of our key tips for caring for someone with dementia.

Health and wellbeing in later life

Christmas Companionship: Preventing Loneliness Over the Holidays

IanIreland
November 24, 2025
9:53 am
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Christmas Companionship. The festive season is a time of warmth, family, and connection — but for many older adults, Christmas can also be a period of loneliness and isolation. Darker days, colder weather, and fewer social activities mean some people spend the holidays feeling more alone than ever. At Heydays Care, we understand how important […]