Acorn Stairlifts UK Blog

Have you had a stay in hospital recently? If so, what did you think about the food you were given while you were an in-patient?

New plans announced by the NHS will see expert rapid response teams on hand to help older people remain well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

When you think of someone needing a stairlift it’s easy to assume their biggest challenge is climbing up the stairs. After all, it always harder to climb up a hill than to coast down the other side, right?

“HAGGIS, tatties and neeps” will grace many a plate tomorrow as Scots around the world celebrate Burns Night.

When you buy a stairlift you need to know that it meets or exceeds the highest independently-set standards for such a product – only then can you be fully assured of its quality.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 48,000 new cases diagnosed and 11,600 men dying from the disease each year.

EATING well is a foundation stone for good health, especially in later life. If you can enjoy a wholesome balanced diet, with a wide variety of foods in the right proportions, you’ll have more energy, find it easier to maintain a healthy weight and generally feel better all round.

If you woke up this morning feeling thoroughly fed up with life in general, it could be because today is officially the most depressing day of the year – a day dubbed ‘Blue Monday’.

Living with a long-term health condition can be tough and while many people develop their own ways of coping, there are also services and charities which provide practical and emotional support.

Latest figures show a rise in the number of officially reported accidents involving mobility scooters across the UK, although the total number is still less than 250.