Author: Joseph Clark-Skinner
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Home in record time
A couple of months ago, a person we support was admitted to hospital after becoming unwell at home. A few days later, they were deemed medically fit for discharge, but needed a large increase to their care – in fact, they needed fourteen times the amount of care that they had before going into hospital!…
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Digital legacies
We love advance care planning here at Teign Angels. Raising public awareness of it remains one of our missions for this year, so that everyone has the opportunity to consider how they’d like to be looked after in the future. For the next few weeks, we will be taking a look at different aspects of…
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Work placement reflections: Charley
Work placements can be invaluable, especially to people studying to enter vocations such as health and social care. They can help to show how things learnt in a classroom apply to real-life scenarios, often building students’ confidence and understanding of key concepts. From September to December 2025, we have had the pleasure of having Charley,…
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Sprout: Teign Angels turns 9!
Today, we’re celebrating our 9th year since we first started. And what better way to introduce our brand new blog? On here, we’ll be sharing information, stories, and more about what we get up to. To think, 9 whole years have passed since Dawn and Sophia first started Teign Angels! We’ve had the privilege to…
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Eating and drinking with Alzheimer’s
September is World Alzheimer’s Month. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at how Alzheimer’s can affect eating and drinking. As our memory and problem-solving abilities become affected by Alzheimer’s, our ability to regulate our food and drink intake can vary greatly.…
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The Daisy Chain, September 2025
Apologies for the lateness of this issue – but it’s always better to be late than never! In this issue, we celebrate the life of Joy – a wonderful woman that we supported up until her death. As we will say later on, we have the privilege of supporting a lot of people up until…
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Looking after loved ones with Alzheimer’s
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and today is World Alzheimer’s Day. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at ways to support a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease. As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia (accounting for around…
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Alzheimer’s disease: separating fact and fiction
September is World Alzheimer’s Month. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at some preconceptions of Alzheimer’s, and whether they’re fact or fiction. Number 1 – ‘Alzheimer’s is just memory loss’ Our verdict: fiction Memory issues are perhaps the most infamous characteristic…
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What is Alzheimer’s?
September is World Alzheimer’s Month. We thought we would put together some information about Alzheimer’s to share throughout this month. In this post, we look at what Alzheimer’s actually is. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the world. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that can affect…
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Talking for England
We’re pleased and proud to say that Talking for England: A guide to help you with planning ahead is now available on our website for you to access online or print at home for free. Written and designed by our Office Manager, Joseph, the aim of the guide is to get people ‘talking for England’…