Life & Wellbeing

At CareCo, we’re proud to announce a new partnership with Taking Care, the UK’s leading personal alarm provider. With over 30 years’ experience, they have long-standing partnerships with major organisations such as the RAF Benevolent Fund, Home Instead, and Age UK.

In this guide we’ll look at practical, no-nonsense ways you can soothe common aches at home, from heated cushions and supportive gloves to clever little massage gadgets.

Keeping your legs moving doesn’t have to mean long walks in the rain or arduous treks up the stairs. Whether one gently moves your feet for you or lets you take the reins with a steady pedal, both give your muscles a little workout, support circulation, and help ease stiffness.

Struggling with ME/CFS? Understand symptoms like extreme fatigue & brain fog, and discover essential living aids for better daily management. Get practical advice for living with chronic fatigue syndrome today.

In this article we’ll talk you through some of the products to help with urinary incontinence that we sell on our website. 

CareCo is now officially a Which? Trusted Trader! This is a huge achievement for us, and we couldn’t be prouder. Our rigorous assessment was carried out in November of 2024 by one of Trading Standards professionals, who put us through our paces to check that we meet their high standards.

Using the data, we’ve created maps of the most accessible and least accessible cities in the UK. We have been as accurate as possible with the data and used a fair scoring system to gain these results, with the methodology below.

When we get older, we naturally become less mobile. Arthritis, rheumatism and simply the aches and pains of daily life means we struggle to do the things we once took for granted. Gardening is one of the simple pleasures in life. It means bending over, kneeling down and getting up again. This means potential injury. We don’t want you to give up your small pleasures in life such as gardening. 

A quick chat at the local shop, a visit to the library, getting a haircut or attending a social club can have a huge positive impact on mental wellbeing and happiness.

Today we share one person’s very personal journey through live-saving surgery, and how mobility aids have helped her on the road to recovery. 

Spring is a great time to get outside and get your hands stuck into nature; the increased daylight and – hopefully – sunshine and warmth are great mood boosters, and will help you shake off winter's chill.