Money & Work / Tips & Advice
Don’t Drink and Dance if You are Over 50
Don't Drink and Dance if you are Over 50 I have often encountered amusing people on my trips into town, however this mornings chance meeting with an elderly chap who was attempting to perform the Haka in the style of the New Zealand national rugby team in the middle...
Container Gardening – Growing Your Own Food
Growing Your Own Food - Container Gardening Cold wet and windy, March has announced itself in traditional blustery style! For those of us with a garden to tend the busy season has begun in earnest, with pruning, planting and potting high on the long and ever...
Memory Loss or Dementia – When Should We Worry?
Memory Loss or Dementia – When Should We Worry? How often do you find yourself going upstairs and forgetting why you did? Are you struggling to put names to faces or recall recent events? We all forget where we put the keys, or come home from a shopping trip only...
Volunteering
Volunteering in your Community Volunteering in your community in its essence is a choice made freely to help others. Volunteering is any activity that involves spending unpaid time doing something to benefit someone, be that an individual or a group, or the...
How to plan the funeral
How to plan the funeral A funeral can be as personal or simple as you choose and any Funeral care should stand by your wishes to ensure your loved one’s life is honoured accordingly. You can begin making the arrangements from your own home, from your local funeral...
How much does a funeral cost?
How much does a funeral cost? Funeral carers should keep you informed of all funeral costs right from the start. They should explain the different options available and inform you of the different costs involved so that you can make choices that are within your...
Complementary Techniques
Complementary Techniques Complementary Techniques offer a wide variety of options which may help improve your health and your quality and enjoyment of life. We list and describe some of the better known ones here for overview purposes. Our source is the Complementary...
Ancillary Therapies
Ancillary Therapies For Ancillary Medical Therapies (Physiotherapy etc): Health Professions Council www.hpc-uk.org Telephone 020 7582 0866 The HPC is a statutory regulator that works to protect the health and well-being of people using the services of health...
Benefits Advice
Benefits Advice Did you know that more than £5 billion of means-tested benefits go unclaimed by older people every year? At Our Place, we believe that is because the benefits system can be very complicated. There are many different types of benefit and allowances...
Money Saving Advice
Money Saving Advice Let’s face it, when you hit 50 it’s one of those milestones you can’t ignore (no matter how hard you might try!). It’s a time where big change is imminent, especially when it comes to you and your money. The key message is sort your finances as...
Housing Benefit
Housing Benefit Housing Benefit helps pay your rent if you are a tenant, which Our Place believes makes this benefit a crucial entitlement, so we implore you to claim if you can. It could not only reduce your rent but also cover some service charges like lifts and...
Disability Benefit
Disability Benefit It should come as no shock that if you have a disability you could get extra money to help you with your daily living. Our Place has identified these sections for you. Disability Living Allowance Personal Independence Payment Employment and Support...