myageingparent wins Care Advice Award
The CARE Advice Awards are designed to recognise the very best care advice available for both consumers and the care sector alike. The Awards are open to every type of resource that provides care advice, both on line and offline, including magazines, forums and blogs. The qualifying criteria include:
- Clear, concise information
- Good use of case studies
- Good signposting to other sources of information and support
- Practical advice and FAQs
- Good navigation (for online resources)
These awards are designed to dovetail with our recent initiative, the CARE checklist, which we launched to coincide with NHS Change Day in March this year. The idea of the checklist is to enable patients’ relatives to have easy access to a simple checklist which will help identify whether basic but vital care procedures are being missed in hospitals and care homes.
Winning criteria
The winners have been chosen because they have focused on the needs of the person seeking information about care, regardless of whether it is for themselves or for a relative. They have given lots of practical advice and taken readers / viewers through the process step by step. We would commend these sites as ‘go to’ sources of information for anyone needing advice on care in the UK.
Inspiration behind the Award
Jeanette Whyman, a partner at Wright Hassall, regularly deals with complaints involving the care sector, particularly care for elderly. She understands the frustrations of those trying to navigate their way round the care sector from her own experience of doing so when her mother was ill: “The idea came about partly because of the growing number of very sad medical claims I deal with but also as a result of my own Mum’s stay in hospital and the personal frustration I faced trying to flag up my concerns to staff”.
Why myageingparent.com won a Care Advice Award
myageingparent.com is a website aimed at the families and carers of older parents, friends or other relatives, their motto is “helping you to help them”. The website is packed full of information designed to help find the answers to all the questions people might have about caring for an older person. It also importantly offers advice on making sure you look after yourself and not just your older relative.
myageingparent has teamed up with Grace Consulting to offer you expert care advice
Grace Consulting provides affordable fee-based independent advice to help you choose the best care option to suit you and your relative’s needs and wishes. Our Care Advisers provide the knowledge and support you need to make the right decision for you and your family. myageingparent.com is partnering with Grace Consulting, the UK’s leading provider of personalised independent care advice, who, for over 40 years, has specialised in finding the best possible care for older people. Please note this is not an Age Concern or Age UK service.
