Welcome to our Advice Hub which is full of tips, advice and insights. This section includes advice on the following themes:
About Care
Looking at Home Care offers and alternatives, including Care Homes and caring from within your family and friends.
- The older person’s website, Independent Age, has put together a great guide to paying for health costs. See below for details and link to the …
- A new “long read” from the King’s Fund looks at the treatment of Dementia and asks: Dementia is where cancer was 50 years ago: how …
- What happens to your bank account? Who knows where your important documents are? What happens to your digital life? Who contacts the people who need …
- Blog: What’s in your medicine cabinet? Do you even have a medicine cabinet? In his latest guest blog, Bluebird Care Calderdale & Bradford’s …
- Another great blog from our partner Anchor, who run a number of care homes in Calderdale. Be Active: Supporting Health, Wellbeing and Independence …
- Falls Prevention Awareness Week is 21st – 25th September 2026 Falls prevention awareness week is a global campaign to increase awareness of falls and …
- Blog. Hearing Check are your local experts in audiology. Here is their latest blog, looking at another key aspect of hearing health. New research …
- Another great blog from our partner Anchor, who run a number of care homes in Calderdale. Every three minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with …
- Attendance Allowance is extra money you can claim if you’re over State Pension age and need help with your care needs or regular supervision. It’s …
Falls Prevention Advice
The risk of Falls can be substantially reduced with just a few simple adjustments to your home and surroundings.
- Falls Prevention Awareness Week is 21st – 25th September 2026 Falls prevention awareness week is a global campaign to increase awareness of falls and …
- In the latest blog by fit20, an innovative exercise and fitness session provider, they look at exercise for people with arthritis. Worried about …
- The SHUFFLER® is an award-winning seated exercise device designed to help people stay active, improve mobility and build confidence — all from the …
- In the latest of our series of blogs by the owners of fit20, in Hipperholme, an innovative exercise and fitness session provider, they look at how …
- Anyone can have an accident, but a fall can affect your confidence, even if it doesn’t result in an injury. Our risk of falling increases as we age, …
Health Advice
A range of topics are covered, including hearing health, coping with extreme weather and making the most of the NHS.
- Calderdale and Kirklees Wheelchair Service are holding a Drop-In session on 14 October 2026. The venue is Unit G7, Navigation Close, Lowfields …
- The older person’s website, Independent Age, has put together a great guide to paying for health costs. See below for details and link to the …
- A new “long read” from the King’s Fund looks at the treatment of Dementia and asks: Dementia is where cancer was 50 years ago: how …
- Vaccines are one of the most important health interventions that we have. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes vaccines as the second most …
- What happens to your bank account? Who knows where your important documents are? What happens to your digital life? Who contacts the people who need …
- Blog: What’s in your medicine cabinet? Do you even have a medicine cabinet? In his latest guest blog, Bluebird Care Calderdale & Bradford’s …
- Falls Prevention Awareness Week is 21st – 25th September 2026 Falls prevention awareness week is a global campaign to increase awareness of falls and …
- Blog. Hearing Check are your local experts in audiology. Here is their latest blog, looking at another key aspect of hearing health. New research …
- The older person’s website, Independent Age, has put together a great guide to paying for Care Home fees, if you own a home. See below for …
Finance & Benefits Advice
Financial and benefits advice, helping you to make your money go further.
- Neighbourhood Watch have been working with the Home Office and partners to raise awareness of fraud by abuse of position of trust. This type of fraud …
- The older person’s organisation, Independent Age, recent sent their Director of Policy and Influencing, Morgan Vine along to take part in BBC …
- When you reach State Pension age you may be able to get some benefits you were not eligible for before. You may also lose some benefits you had been …
- Attendance Allowance is extra money you can claim if you’re over State Pension age and need help with your care needs or regular supervision. It’s …
- The government has introduced a service which, amongst other things, allows you to check the rate and length of your benefits awards and download …
- Get rewarded for travelling sustainably with BetterPoints West Yorkshire. BetterPoints West Yorkshire has launched a region-wide rewards app …
- A new weekly support hub has been launched in Brighouse. Full details below.…
- Council Tax is becoming an increasingly unmanageable expense for older people in financial hardship. Unlike many other bills, households cannot …
- On 1 July, the energy price cap went up to £1,862 a year for a typical household. The amount you pay depends on where you live, how much energy you …
Dementia Insights & Advice
A collection of advice and insights on dementia.
- A new “long read” from the King’s Fund looks at the treatment of Dementia and asks: Dementia is where cancer was 50 years ago: how …
- In 2025, The King’s Fund undertook a scoping study of the available data on dementia care for the Alzheimer’s Society. This has resulted in a new …
- Dementia has now overtaken cancer as the UK’s most feared illness, according to new research – a finding that strongly resonates here in Calderdale, …
- Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) is a government funded partnership committed to personalisation and community-based health, care and support. They …
- Care England has released a new report, “The Current State of Dementia Diagnosis and Care in England”. Here’s what they say about the report, …
- The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published a report on the experiences of individuals with dementia interacting with health and social care …
- “Living well with dementia through care and support: it’s not rocket science” is a new report from the International Longevity Centre UK. …
- With help from our sponsors, Hearing Check Sowerby Bridge and Elland, let’s take a closer look at hearing loss and dementia. The Link Between …
- Blog: If you are looking after someone who is newly diagnosed with dementia, we know that communication challenges are likely to be at the forefront …