Ashridge Home Care Wins at the 2026 Home Care Awards for End of Life Care
Ashridge Home Care celebrated at the 2026 Home Care Awards, being named winner for the End-of-Life Category. The event took…
World Parkinson’s Day – Saturday 11th April 2026
In 1817, James Parkinson published his Essay on the Shaking Palsy, recognising Parkinson’s Disease as a medical condition for the…
Real Stories
Live-in home care is one-to-one and personalised as no one person is the same. It can truly enrich quality of…
Home Care FAQs: A Conversation with Our Client Services Manager
When families first explore care, they often feel overwhelmed, unsure, and anxious about making the “right” decision. At Ashridge Home…
Care Options for Couples: Celebrating Valentine’s Day
A home is more than just four walls; it’s where anniversaries were toasted, children were raised, routines were built, and…
World Cancer Day: How Home Care Can Support You Through a Cancer Diagnosis
World Cancer Day, marked each year on 4 February, is a reminder of how cancer touches so many lives. Whether…
6 Signs of Loneliness in Elderly Parents and How to Help
According to AGE UK, 1 in 14 people over the age of 65+ experience loneliness. Even with the love and…
How to choose the right respite care provider in the UK
Caring for a loved one is a responsibility many families are happy to take on. Yet as symptoms progress and…
Supporting Dignity at Home: A Conversation with Our End-of-Life Champion
On World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (11th October), we are proud to shine a light on the importance of…
Young Carer Wins Prestigious Frontline Carer of the Year Award
On the 8th of October 2025, the UK’s leading names in social care gathered at the National Conference Centre in…
Supporting our community: Ashridge Home Care Memory Cafe Opens at Chilterns Neuro Centre
At Ashridge Home Care, we’re always searching for ways to support our community and create new connections. Read on to…
Hospice vs Palliative Care at Home: Which Is Best?
Making the decision to begin end–of-life care is one of the most important choices many families face. Deeply personal and…
Keeping Loved Ones Safe: Health and Safety in Care Explained
When it comes to arranging care, safety is often the biggest concern for families. Whether considering a care home or…
What are the benefits of pets for older people?
Pets are treasured companions to people of all ages, but for older people especially, they can provide a vital source…
Benefits of Home Care for Young Adults With Disabilities
Home Care Isn’t Just for the Elderly… When most people think about home care, they picture support for older adults—help…
What Are the Options for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care?
Dementia is a complex, progressive condition, so ensuring your loved one has access to the right care options is vital.…
A guide to funding elderly care at home
If you or someone you care about is beginning to need extra support, you may be wondering how to finance…
Can you avoid a care home forever? Long-term live-in care
It’s a common misconception that those receiving care at home will eventually need to move into a residential setting. This…
What are the different types of live-in care?
Live-in care is a great way to ensure your loved one has the support and companionship they need, all in…
Live-In Care in Rural Communities & Locations: Michael & Rosina’s Story
In the countryside of Helions Bumpstead, Essex, Michael and Rosina built their life together on a working farm. Married for…
Dementia Action Week Open Day
FREE OPEN AFTERNOON TO SUPPORT DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK Award winning home care provider, Ashridge Home Care is hosting a free…
Tips for communicating with someone living with dementia
Dementia can be extremely difficult for both the individual and their families to navigate. As a person’s condition worsens, communication…
End-of-Life Care at Home: Mrs. JB’s Story
For many, the thought of spending their final days in the comfort of home—surrounded by the familiar—is not just a…
The Benefits of Social Interactions for Elderly People
Loneliness is an epidemic that disproportionately affects the older people in our communities. Whilst family and friends can do everything…
Ashridge Home Care Wins Two Industry Awards – for Respite Care and Dementia Care
Ashridge Home Care celebrated at the Home Care Awards, clinching both the Respite Care Expertise and the Mental Health and Dementia Care Expertise…
Community Care and Support: Ashridge Home Care’s Commitment to the Alzheimer’s Society
At Ashridge Home Care, we believe in the power of community and the importance of supporting families affected by Dementia.…
How to pay for respite care
Caring for someone they love is a role families will gladly take on. Despite the willingness to help the people…
Live-In Care vs Assisted Living: What’s the difference?
Working out which type of care best suits your loved one can be a daunting decision. It’s easier to be…
Sleeping Night Vs Waking Night Care: What’s the difference?
For those who need extra support during the day, the idea of spending the night without support is a daunting…
Speen Residents Are Celebrated in the Proud of Bucks Awards, Winning The Outstanding Group Award
Six residents of the Buckinghamshire village Speen were recognised by Bucks County Council at their annual Proud of Bucks Awards.…
Companionship Care vs Personal Care: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to choosing your loved one’s care, you’ll want to be sure that you’re making the right decision.…
Moving From a Care Home to Live-In Home Care
Change can be scary, especially when your loved one is moving back home from a residential care setting. Live-in carers…
Recognising and Addressing Elderly Care Needs During the Festive Season
The festive season is upon us, a time for twinkling lights, roaring fires, and most importantly, family. But amidst the…
What’s the Difference Between Live-In Care & 24-Hour Care?
Choosing between live-in care and 24-hour care can be challenging for families who just want to ensure that their loved…
Ashridge Home Care Triumphs at Buckinghamshire Business Awards, Winning Two Prestigious Awards
The Ashridge Home Care team recently celebrated a memorable evening at the Buckinghamshire Business Awards, proudly taking home both the Excellence…
Introductory vs Fully Managed Live-In Care Providers
Choosing the right care solution for your family can be overwhelming. With so many different options, it can be difficult…
Do You Have to Sell Your House to Pay for Care in the UK?
It’s no secret that accessing care support can be expensive. As the cost of living rises, it can be hard…
Professional Care Workers’ Week 2024: Attracting Young Talent
For the seventh year in a row, The Care Workers Charity is, once again, celebrating the achievements of incredible carers…
The Importance of Sustainability in the Care Industry
Caring isn’t just about providing the highest quality of care to the families we work with. At Ashridge Home Care,…
Advantages of Becoming a Live-In Carer
Though nursing homes provide invaluable support for the elderly community, many would prefer to receive high-level care in the comfort…
The Importance of a Holistic Approach to End of Life Care
Making sure someone receives the best care possible when reaching the end of their life is a huge responsibility. End…
What’s the Difference Between Live-In Care & Hourly Care?
Choosing the right care for your family is an important task. There are multiple options to choose from depending on…
How Much Are Live-In Carers Paid?
At Ashridge Home Care, we truly value each and every one of our staff. That’s why we’re committed to offering…
How Much Does a Visiting Home Carer Earn?
A visiting carer has an essential role in the healthcare industry, helping to support individuals who require assistance with daily…
How to Make Your House Safe for Elderly Parents
As our parents age, their living needs may evolve, requiring adjustments to their environment for continued safety and comfort. Making…
How to Choose the Right Live-In Care Provider
At Ashridge Home Care we believe that when entrusting the well-being of your loved one to a live-in care provider,…
How to Make Your Home Dementia-Friendly
Living with someone experiencing dementia can be a beautiful yet challenging journey. One crucial aspect is ensuring their environment fosters…
How to Prepare for a Live-In Carer
We all understand that inviting a live-in carer into your home is a big decision, one that requires careful planning…
How Does Dementia Affect Eating & Drinking
Dementia, a progressive condition affecting memory, thinking, and behaviour, can have a significant impact on a person’s ability to eat…
Dementia Café Volunteers Receive Vital Training
In a significant leap toward promoting home care as a vital service to people living with dementia, we recently hosted…
Ashridge Home Care Awards Finalist for Palliative and End of Life Care Expertise
We are thrilled to announce that Ashridge Home Care has secured a coveted finalist position for our expertise in Palliative…
The Benefits of Receiving Palliative Care at Home
At Ashridge Home Care, we firmly believe in the benefits of receiving palliative care at home, surrounded by everything you…
The Best Exercises for People With Parkinson’s Disease
Physical exercise can have transformative benefits for those dealing with Parkinson’s disease, helping them manage their symptoms and improve overall…
What Are the Qualities of a Good Live-In Carer?
Live-in carers play an important role in helping people to live independently in their own homes. They provide companionship, support,…
Top Questions to Ask a Live-In Care Company
Live-in care can be a great option for older adults or people with disabilities who need 24/7 care but want…
What Are the Benefits of Live-In Care?
There is a common misconception that residential care is the only viable option for your loved one. However, live-in care…
The Benefits of Care at Home When You Are Living With MS
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system. It can cause a variety of symptoms,…
How to Become a Live-In Carer
Looking for a profession that offers unparalleled fulfilment and emotional reward? Then becoming a live-in carer might be for you.…
What Does Rehabilitation Care at Home Involve?
Are you recovering from injury, illness or surgery? Rehabilitation care might be for you, allowing you to recover from the…
What Are the Benefits of Respite Care?
It’s essential to take a break every now and then – even those providing around-the-clock support and care for their…
Why Is It Important to Invest in Learning & Development for Carers?
At Ashridge Home Care we strongly believe that professional carers play a vital role in our society, providing care and…
Why Is a Minimum of a Two Hour Care Visit Beneficial?
At Ashridge Home Care we pride ourselves on our commitment to our clients. One of the aspects of our service…
Are You a Live-In Carer and Unhappy With Your Current Employer?
At Ashridge we are very confident in how we look after our carers, however we know from what our new…
Working in a Care Home vs Being a Home Carer
In the realm of caregiving, two prominent options stand out: working in care homes and being a live-in home carer.…
Ashridge Home Care Named UK’s Best Live-In Care Provider
Delivering person centred professional care with a smile is at the heart of Amersham based, Ashridge Home Care, and its…
What’s it like to be a live-in carer for someone with MS?
Hani has been caring for her client for two years now and is experienced in the challenges that living with…
Working in association with the Chilterns MS Centre to support locals with neurological conditions
The Chilterns MS Centre is delighted to have formed a new association with Ashridge Home Care, an award-winning local provider…
Preventing Loneliness Amongst Older LGBT+ Adults
In February last year we posted about the need for more person-centred care for LGBT+ people. But how can we…
Caring for an elderly loved one with limited mobility .. when to seek care support.
Caring for an elderly loved one with limited mobility requires patience, compassion and a lot of hard work, but with…
Supporting and Caring for people living with a terminal illness | Benefits of palliative home care.
A report commissioned by the Marie Curie organisation covering the period up to the end of 2014 (the latest figures…
Six things you should know before arranging 24 hour live-in home care for an elderly loved one.
Have you been putting off thinking about or arranging elderly care, whether it’s for you or a loved one? Are you,…
Care choices: The benefits of companionship care at home for the elderly
One thing many people worry about is who will care for us when we’re older. Whether you’re thinking about if…
Ensuring good nutrition and hydration for the Elderly. Benefits of Live-in home care.
It can become difficult for elderly people to prepare nutritious food for themselves, especially as appetite and nutritional needs change…
Long-time supporter of Alzheimer’s Society Trudi Scrivener is relishing her new role as a Dementia Friends Ambassador.
Please join us in congratulating Trudi Scrivener for reaching 104 Dementia friends. We are very grateful for the time and…
Interview with a live-in carer – At Christmas time, you can make even more of an impact on the lives of those you care for.
Age UK estimates that there are currently 2.5 million older people in the UK who currently have nobody to turn…
What Are the Benefits of After Hospital Home Care?
What does home care after hospital discharge mean? Home care after a hospital discharge means you receive professional support in…
Promoting rewarding careers : Meet Live-in carer Mariesa who quickly turned top recruiter.
We know that without good quality care professionals, Ashridge Home Care can’t provide the care our clients need every day.…
Older people feel lonelier at Christmas – What you can do to help!
Almost half of UK adults say that their busy lives stop them from connecting with other people. We can all…
Loneliness at Christmas – The realities of living with Dementia:
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that as we get older, our risk of experiencing loneliness rises exponentially. With dementia,…
Radio Interview: Trudi Scrivener , Founder of Ashridge Home Care, with Wycombe Sounds.
If you missed Trudi on Wycombe Sound last week, you can listen to the full interview here. Dementia friends ambassador…
Wycombe High School teams up with Ashridge Home Care to raise awareness of dementia.
Delighted to be invited to deliver a Dementia Friends session to a great group of young women at Wycombe High…
Ashridge Home Care teams up with One Can Trust foodbank to support locals in need.
We’re delighted to announce that we have once again joined forces with The One Can Trust to collect vital food items…
Care & Support for older people with diabetes – Benefits of specialist live-in care.
Diabetes is a disease which sees the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin impaired. This results…
Care planning public awareness sessions with The Bucks Older Peoples Action Group.
Join us for BOPAG‘s Community Board meeting next week, Wednesday 16th November 10am at Christ the Servant King, Sycamore Road,…
Supporting staff wellbeing – Ashridge Home Care becomes a Mindful Employer.
Working towards a healthier and happier workplace. We are delighted to be a signatory to the Mindful Employer Charter which…
Peace of mind: Why it is never too early to start planning for your future care.
People are living longer than ever before. Thanks largely to medical science, research and people generally taking better care of…
Interview with a live-in carer “I took this job on to help people but I have found out it has helped me just as much if not more.”
For some of our clients, their carer is the only friendly face they will see that day. Being there to…
Ashridge Home Care MD, Mitch Miller, joins the Homecare Association’s Board.
We’re delighted to announce that our very own Managing Director, Mitch Miller, has been invited to join the HomeCare Association…
Ashridge Home Care wears it pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022.
It was great to see our HQ team wearing it pink this year in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month…
Autumn’s in the air – Here are 6 Easy autumn activities to do with your elderly loved ones.
Whilst lots of people love nothing more than the heat and sunshine of the summer months, plenty of us also…
Annual Quality Report 2022 – AHC
We’re pleased to announce the publication our Annual Quality Report for 2022. The report demonstrates not only the progress to…
As Featured In Heart of Bucks: Tackling Loneliness in The Elderly. Guest Blog
Combating loneliness and isolation in older people is something that Ashridge Home Care founder Trudi Scrivener feels extremely passionate about.…
We’re committed to making Ashridge Home Care an inclusive workplace
October is Black History Month. If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it is that we have…
A wonderful Silver Sunday to remember at the Princes Centre. – Princes Risborough
The Princes Centre, a community-run day care centre based in Princes Risborough and live-in home care provider Ashridge Home Care…
Alternatives to Care Homes & Residential Care
According to Age UK , 1 in 5 people aged between 50 and 64 in the UK provide care to…
A Silver Sunday Afternoon Tea to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Princes Risborough
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve teamed up with The Princes Centre to run a free Silver Sunday Afternoon tea…
We are celebrating the great work of carers this Professional Care Workers’ Week.
Professional Care Workers’ Week is back for 2022 taking place from the 12th – 16th September. This week we'd like…
A perfect way to start the new month. Outstanding Client Reviews – 10/10
We are delighted to have been awarded a review score of 10 out of 10 on the leading UK Home…
Enabling people with dementia to remain at home- A real story of live-in care.
Midge is a lovely lady living in Buckinghamshire with Tom her son, a retired RAF officer and his wife Carol…
Help us promote the great career opportunities and progression available to those who choose a career in social care.
We’re pleased to announce Emma Townsend has been promoted to “Visiting Care Manager” Emma has been working incredibly hard keeping…
Career change: Meet restaurateur turned live-in carer – Giovanni Tolu
Sixty-five-year-old Giovanni became so disillusioned with the lack of support for his restaurant business during the Covid-19 pandemic that on…
Work experience offers a good opportunity to see what it is like to work in social care
16 year old Anya is studying for her A Levels at Wycombe High School but has just spent a week…
Caring for an elderly parent – How do you approach the difficult conversation?
Are we getting any better at having difficult conversations with elderly relatives about the future? People are living longer than…
Can Live-in care help reduce the UK Loneliness Epidemic?
Elderly people have reported increased loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic — a situation that can be devastating for their health…
Person-Centred Care for Older LGBT+ Adults – The Benefits of one to one Live-in Home Care.
How accessible are social care services to LGBT people? LGBT elders may not be getting the care they need because…
Why live-in home care is a real alternative to residential or nursing care homes.
The Better At home study , commissioned by The Live-in Care Hub draws on a wide variety of sources: academic…
Supporting and Meeting the care needs of older LGBT people | Pride Month 2021
While there has been an improvement in meeting the needs of LGBT individuals in many aspects, we still lack appropriate…
For carers, by carers: Why is self-care so important for carers
There’s no hiding from the fact that the last year has been exceptionally tough for both professional and unpaid family…
Dementia in the BAME community: How home care can help
According to the Alzheimer’s Society black African and black Caribbean people with dementia are less likely to enter residential care…
Live-in care is the safest and best solution to help care homes from collapse.
In a recent video consultation , Trudi Scrivener , Founder of Ashridge Home Care told the Care Campaign for the…
Ashridge Home Care Wins Best In Chiltern and South Bucks Districts Award
It was a night of celebration for Buckinghamshire’s businesses last night. Hundreds gathered at Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre for the Bucks…
How to Care for Someone With Parkinson’s Disease
The Evolving Role of a Carer There are a lot of medical conditions in the world which require us to…
Carer Amy Collins Wins Outstanding Care Award
One of Ashridge Home Care’s carers, Amy Collins, has been named Outstanding Carer 2018 at the prestigious Care Campaign for…
