How often do we say or hear the phrase “I can’t believe where the time has gone” or “This year has flown by”? Well I have recently become very aware of how often I hear people who are ill, or don’t work, especially those more mature in years, express how they wished they had something…
How often do we say or hear the phrase “I can’t believe where the time has gone” or “This year has flown by”? Well I have recently become very aware of how often I hear people who are ill, or don’t work, especially those more mature in years, express how they wished they had something…
Have you ever woken up in your home wondering where you are or who you are, forgot how to make a cup of tea even though you have been doing it for years? Well that’s what Dementia does and I can tell you all about it because I have it. I spent many years living…
I’m Richard and I’m enabled to live in a fantastic flat with my partner Barbara by ubu in Harrogate. Our uStep support was opened in 2013 by the Mayor. Many of my friends live here with independence supported by ubu in the group of flats that are in my building. Because my home is right…
Things in life don’t always turn out quite as we expected them to. It’s easy to become disappointed, even shocked when events don’t end up as we were sure they would and when people don’t react or respond as we wish they did. To find a reliable basis to make decisions, we need accurate and…
Things in life don’t always turn out quite as we expected them to. It’s easy to become disappointed, even shocked when events don’t end up as we were sure they would and when people don’t react or respond as we wish they did. To find a reliable basis to make decisions, we need accurate and…
Tick…tock, tick…tock, TICK…TOCK… that constant sound, relentlessly invading my ear drums and the sight of these same 4 walls are infuriating me, I wish someone would set me free from this cell I call home… I have been living in my own flat with ubu for 5 years now, when I was younger I was…
As pressure to reduce funding continues to increase, the use of digital assistants and assistive technologies become more attractive and necessary as elements of cost cutting in the provision of care. They have the potential to ensure that there is sufficient support available to a growing community of elderly and vulnerable people. I’ve written before…
As pressure to reduce funding continues to increase, the use of digital assistants and assistive technologies become more attractive and necessary as elements of cost cutting in the provision of care. They have the potential to ensure that there is sufficient support available to a growing community of elderly and vulnerable people. I’ve written before…
I think hobbies are something a lot of people on this earth have, my hobby brings me great joy and has helped me venture into areas of life I never knew existed. It makes me want to see what else is out there for me and that is exactly what I did. I love music,…
Recently we have seen how incredibly positive outcomes can be by working together as a unified team of committed people. We have also been shown how difficult it is to reach goals when there is a poor understanding, communication and lack of agreement about what needs to be achieved. The rescue of the young people…
Recently we have seen how incredibly positive outcomes can be by working together as a unified team of committed people. We have also been shown how difficult it is to reach goals when there is a poor understanding, communication and lack of agreement about what needs to be achieved. The rescue of the young people…