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10 Tips for a Successful First Client Meeting
10 ways you can be part of Close to Hand’s #onemorecard campaign
7 reasons NOT to scrap the Christmas card tradition this year
America Is Running Out of Family Caregivers, Just When It Needs Them Most
Are you an older first-time mother?
Back to School: Back to Work
Can I ask for your help?
Care but not as you may know it: introducing Close to Hand
Caring for very elderly parents in your retirement years
Choosing attorneys for your lasting power of attorney
Close to Hand introduces Home Helper Identity Verification
Close to Hand introduces SMS alerts to Home Helpers
Close to Hand is all about choice
Close to Hand is expanding
Close to Hand is invited to speak with the Government
CORONAVIRUS: AN UPDATE FROM OUR FOUNDER
Does your Will need a New Year health check?
Earn money with flexible, meaningful work that can make a difference in your local community
Equity Release
Flexible, paid work with a purpose
Hannah – Close to Hand’s first Home Helper
Help and support at home following the arrival of a newborn
Help at Home following surgery
Help at home following treatment for cancer
Here’s a Black Friday Alternative for you
Home help following a fall or surgery
Home help is for anyone who needs an extra pair of hands
Home Helper Valerie's story
Home Helpers explained
How can a Home Helper make a positive change to your ageing parents
How to write a job posting to attract the right Home Helper for you
Icebreaker tips for making conversation
Introducing Home Helper ratings and reviews
Is time to care about care?
Let’s celebrate the changing face of ageing
Linda's story as a Home Helper for Close to Hand
Living with chronic illness and remaining independent at home
Local rewarding work
Loneliness and nourishment: how sharing a meal with an elderly person can be life changing
Loneliness in new mothers
Loneliness; the hidden epidemic that’s crushing our communities
Making the most of your profile
Meet Home Helper Andi
Meet Julia who signed up looking for local help
Meeting the Rehabilitation Team at Crowborough Hospital
More in Common: Bring Back Good Old-fashioned Community Spirit
Mum and Then Some
New Parents and Wills
Old age companionship – why having friends as you age matters
Our #onemorecard campaign is back and this year we want it to be bigger and better
Our #onemorecard Christmas Campaign Reaches Thousands of Lonely Older People
Our new service is now live: connecting Home Helpers with local people
Overcome writer’s block and start your profile today
Plan ahead with a Lasting Power of Attorney
Planning early for later life
Planning now to stay independent for longer in your old age
Post Operative Home Help – feel more like yourself and recover in your own home
Q&A with local home helper and mum of two
Q&A with Silke Thistlewood of Nourish to Thrive
Q&A with Tunbridge Wells Home Helper, Clare.
Rates of Pay
Redefining the working day – truly flexible work
Respite homecare: the importance of taking a break from caring for your partner
Rethinking retirement
Screen, meet and evaluate
Social Care is in Crisis – Are you planning ahead for your care needs?
Social prescribing – what is it and does it work?
Staying safe online
Stepping in before an ageing parent needs advanced care
Tackling the taboo of loneliness at Christmas
Take a bite out of loneliness and share a meal with an older person in your community
Taking extra care of older people during a heatwave
The perfect antidote to Black Friday Fever
The Sandwich Generation: caught between caring for their children and supporting ageing parents
Time to quit your job and find a new one with a sense of purpose?
Tips to get your ageing parents to accept help
Top tips for preparing for future care fees
We all know somebody who is lonely
We are Small Business Sunday winners
We’re living longer – shouldn't we be celebrating?
What is home help and who is it for?
What makes a good profile picture
What qualifications do you need?
Why intergenerational bonding is a game changer
Why older people lose their appetite and what you can do to help
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