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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.
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...
Death & bereavement – it’s good to talk
Death and bereavement have been very much on our minds over the past few weeks. The national, and indeed international, response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II has reminded us all about the importance of being able to show and share one's feelings. In some ways it...
Heating your home this winter
We've had a great summer but inevitably it won’t be too long until we're putting the heating on. Fuel price rises in recent months have been eye-watering, and the price cap on dual fuel costs, set at £3549 (the highest rate ever to date), comes into effect in October....