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Please find below our blog posts which provide a selection of useful and interesting articles, news and discussions. We want our clients to get the most from life and so try to stay up to date with what’s available in and around Brighton and nationally.
Dentistry in the comfort of your own home
If you dread visiting the dentist you might well be interested in having mobile dentistry in the comfort of your own home. We know that dentistry services have struggled to get back to where they were pre Covid in terms of waiting times for a whole host of reasons,...
Top 10 tips for your garden
There are several pieces of research which point to the fact that gardening is good for us and makes us happy. The reasons behind it seem to be quite diverse - the act of gardening itself appears to reduce stress levels, the physical exercise is beneficial, and being...
Is your eyesight good enough to drive?
Have you considered whether your eyesight is still good enough to drive? The RAC Foundation, a motoring research charity, has recently urged the Government to introduce “compulsory eye tests for all drivers” during licence renewals. A report from the DVLA highlighted...
Spring Cleaning Tips!
It’s that time of year when you may want to consider having some help with Spring Cleaning? We’re very happy to do a one-off deep clean if you think that would do the job. We can also offer carpet cleaning which is so lovely to have done at this time of year. And our...
Do you have a ReSPECT form?
Have you heard of a ReSPECT form? It stands for Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment. It was first introduced in England in 2016 ReSPECT form. It’s a form that anyone can complete in order that your personalised views and choices can be taken...
Talking about death
It’s a tricky subject to broach, and as a nation we’re not good at talking about death. But in fact most of us do have views about what we do and don’t want to happen when the time comes. Death Cafes provide a great place to talk through some of our fears or provide a...
New Year resolutions. Help getting your affairs in order
Happy New Year! As lovely as Christmas is, there is something rather nice about getting back to the old routine isn’t there. And of course making some New Year resolutions. Here at Home & Company we love a ‘to do’ list, mostly for the satisfaction of ticking...
Christmas highs and lows
Isn’t it lovely to be looking forward to a ‘normal’ Christmas after the uncertainty of the past few Covid Christmases. Of course, being normal does mean a return to some of the stresses and strains of the season, buying presents for friends and family, making travel...
Looking and feeling good – the importance of self-care
An old fashioned view of self-care may be that it's self-indulgence, but research shows that looking after ourselves can help with both our physical and emotional wellbeing in the short and longer term. Did you know that there is even a National Self Care Week, which...