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We’re offering advice to elderly on preventing SAD

We’re offering its advice to elderly people in Wales to prevent Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) at this time of year (January, 2019). Symptoms of SAD are more apparent and severe during the winter due to the dark evenings and cold weather. The majority of our service users are elderly and at this time of year […]

Advice on preventing Seasonal Affective Disorder

Last year, we blogged about helping the elderly beat the winter blues and we touched on the fact that many people can feel sad or down at this time of year and the lack of sunlight can lead many to suffer with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of depression that comes and […]

Helping the elderly beat the winter blues

At this time of year, the combination of dark evenings, dreary mornings and horrid weather can leave many people, in particular the elderly and vulnerable, feeling quite down, so it’s a good idea to make an extra effort to spend additional time with them. Why not spare an afternoon to visit an elderly relative, friend […]