Mobility News
Edinburgh Zoo helps restricted mobility visitors
15th April 2014
Edinburgh Zoo helps restricted mobility visitors
Taxpayers save millions under elderly scheme
15th April 2014
A supported living scheme has saved a local council millions of pounds since its founding in 2009
Care & Mobility Show coming to a region near you!
10th April 2014
Ahead of The Care & Mobility Show taking place in Dublin in June, Medcare Events, the name behind the hotly anticipated show, has announced that it will be hosting more events of this calibre around the country
Calls for social work with elderly to be improved
10th April 2014
A study published by The College of Social Work has declared that the state of specialist social work with older people must be reversed to meet the demands of an ageing population. Mobility aids in conjunction with home and specialist care can work towards providing a more independent way of life and while the technology of stair lifts and aids are coming on leaps and bounds to cater for the UK
Families missing out on funding for elderly
10th April 2014
According to a recent article, hundreds of families from Bolton could be missing out on funding for nursing care for elderly relatives at home. The funding is allocated by the NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and is decided by assessments on healthcare needs, including mobility, and could provide the funds for families to afford at home care to work alongside mobility aids for an elderly relative to provide a better quality of life.
More people living to 100
10th April 2014
Recent statistics have found that more people in the UK are living longer than ever before. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that in 2012 there were 13,350 people in the UK who had reached the age of a hundred. As a result of improved healthcare and developments in medicine, more people are living to an older age than they used to, meaning that more are in need of mobility aids and other elderly-related assistance to lead a full and independent life as their mobility decreases.
Door-to-door bus service aids mobility restricted
8th April 2014
A door-to-door bus service in Ribble Valley, Lancashire is able to continue serving mobility-restricted residents in the area thanks to a new set of wheels provided by a donation from the borough council. The service, dubbed the Little Green Bus, has proved a life line for elderly and vulnerable residents in the area as it helps them gain more independence in their daily lives.
