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Living with an allergy?
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Living with an allergy? I have lived with an allergy to furry animals most of my life …
V is for
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Recently the V-word has been this damned virus. As the pandemic slows and the UK …
Mobii Interactive Systems
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinMobii Interactive Systems This video showcases the Mobiis’ functions and flexibility. I used to have great pleasure in demonstrating …
UK Blog Awards
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin UK BLOG AWARDS 2016 – CARON CARES is announced as the WINNER I sit at my desk and …
Caring for your feet
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Help at Home if you fall
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Happy New Year
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Age UK link
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Age UK This is a nice little article on the Age UK website, which I was asked …
Happy to Share
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Happy to Share Introducing version two of my ‘Happy to Share’ cards. I was incredibly lucky that …
Boris pledges to fix social care.
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinSource: Pledges to fix social care could cost Boris Johnson dearly | UK news | The Guardian. Such a …
CCTV in Care Homes
CCTV in care homes is a controversial issue. so is abuse of vulnerable elderly people.
Happy to Share
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Happy to Share These are my original Happy to Share cards I designed in 2015 before ‘loneliness’ became …
Meeting Sarah Gravenstede
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Meeting Sarah Gravenstede Following on from Mad March and my Modelling the 28th saw me meet Sarah Gravenstede. She …
Mad March & my modeling.
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Mad March and my modeling. This is the first real chance I have had to sit and write …
Belated Wishes
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Belated wishes to my little blog. Another year has come and passed. April the 17th 2019 saw Caron …
Care Home Laundry
No-one wants to think of a loved one wearing clothes belonging to someone else in a care home environment. There are a few simple things you can do to prevent this.
Electric Vehicles and Safety
It is estimated that by 2020 there will be over one million electric vehicles on our roads with the distances they are capable of traveling on one charge varying between 100 -300 miles now they are becoming a more practical option.
NHS Funding for Care
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin NHS Funding for Care Paying for care is a contentious issue. Many people feel they have worked …
Use it or Lose It.
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Use it or Lose it, Staying Independent You know how the saying goes ‘use it or lose …
Happy New Year
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Happy New Year 2019 May I wish you and yours all the very best for 2019. I sincerely …
Points of Light Award
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Points of Light Award Today is MY day. The 19th of December 2018. It’s not my Birthday, …
Wristbands for people with dementia
Wristbands for people with dementia. Help to keep them safe and visible.
Jelly Drops
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Blood in your Pee
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Blood in your Pee, Look in the pan when you Wee. Around 19,100 people in England are diagnosed with …
Invisible
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Keeping elderly people well in a heatwave
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Keeping elderly people well in a heatwave Free room thermometers available Many of us are loving the long hot Summer …
The Weekly Raid
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinThe Weekly Raid The Weekly Raid may share its title with a sci-fi cartoon publication, but this magazine is …
Sorry Blog
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Wheelchair walking aid
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Walker Wheelchair As a bit of an ideas person, I love this. As you may know, I am …
Happy Birthday Caron Cares
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Happy 6th Birthday Caron Cares I nearly missed marking the 6th anniversary of my blog, it was only …
Care Share
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin CARE SHARE – The multi-organisational and societal approach to eldercare. I entered this competition to raise awareness and …
Don’t miss cold payments
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Don’t miss cold weather payments I read this today as the snow is falling heavily outside. For Devon …
Incontinence
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin “Taking the Pee” As this is my very special place, I am sharing my controversial article that is …
Silence speaks louder than words
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Adult Social Care Workforce
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Adult Social Care Workforce in England The Official report into the health of social care was published …
#metoo
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin #metoo -campaign to end incontinence product rationing in the UK Who will join me on a #metoo campaign to raise …
Put Your Phone Down
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Put your phone down …..and start a conversation. Much as the internet and smartphones are amazing, helpful, informative …
Happy New Year
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Happy New Year Whilst I am excited about the arrival of 2018, I am also mindful that a …
What do you do? Dangerous to Drive.
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin What do you do? Dangerous to Drive. In the UK there are over one million drivers aged over …
Three blind (drunk) mice
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin This is a true Story – my Boxing day funny. I share this one each Boxing Day, until …
Happy Christmas
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Wishing you a Happy Christmas. I hope you have the best Christmas you can.Thank you for all …
Hospital Bag
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Pack your bag! Especially relevant at Christmas time……. Make sure you have a hospital bag packed for someone …
Communication sheets
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin “Lost for words” Easy to use communication sheets Imagine being trapped in your own mind, knowing what you …
A Caregivers Words.
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin A Caregivers words. – I saw this on Facebook and wanted to share it here. This is for …
Silly Season
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Silly Season is here again When Christmas looms around the corner the whole of the blogosphere in the …
Internet and homecare
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin How the internet is changing home care. The internet has never played such a large part in …
Budget Blues
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Budget Blues “It was the night before the Budget, and all through the house, not a creature was …
Walking Football
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Walking Football We all know we should be doing 20 minutes aerobic exercise at least 3 times a …
Make-over
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Make-over Today, the 20th of November 2017, marks the dawning of a new phase in this blog. Over …
Two minutes too many
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Two minutes too many (A Rant) On a bright November morning, as the sun shone smiling through the fluffy winter …
Do Doctors care about the elderly?
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Do Doctors care about the elderly? I don’t want to be a skeptic and would like to believe all Doctors …
Dementia Friendly Society
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Dementia Friendly Society When I first wrote this article in 2013, dementia was still a very misunderstood disease. I …
Vascular Dementia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin How does Vascular Dementia differ from Alzheimers? Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after …
Do technology and ageing mix ?
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Do technology and ageing mix Growing old is going to be no different for the baby boomers, followed by …
Free Flu Jab
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as …
More Gift Ideas
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Christmas gift ideas for someone elderly or someone with dementia. The clock is ticking and now with less …
Charming!
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Charming Whilst my blog may not be the most amazing, it is written with passion and consideration. You …
Steve, 46 has dementia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Meet Steve. Steve is 46 and he has dementia. Often when I make the dementia assistance cards for …
Dementia-No council tax
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Dementia – no council tax due Tens of thousands of vulnerable people could be missing out on a …
Care Workers Organisations
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Care workers Organisation At long last a professional body for carers The National Association of Care and Support …
Caregiver health
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Caregiver health Caregiver health is a topic dear to my heart so when Joe from Vive Health offered …
Priceless
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Priceless Still going strong, my free to make at home dementia assistance cards. These personalised, award-winning cards help …
Sorry
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin I am Sorry I sometimes feel my little blog gets neglected. Yes,there are well over 800 articles here, …
Insuring against old age
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Insuring against old age! Once upon a time we used to provide for our non-working days with a …
Instant
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Another of my musings! Instant Have you noticed how instant we are becoming? Children fed on demand, feed …
Maintaining Brain Health
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Maintaining brain health for people with dementia Physical health, nutrition, mood . . . caregivers of aging parents …
Who cares for the carers?
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin About you carers? You care for a loved one, simply because you care for them or love them …
Aortic Screening
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Screening for Abdominal aortic aneurysm. In England, screening for AAA is offered to men during the year they …
Top 10 UK Health Blog
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin It’s official Caron Cares is a Top 10 UK Health Blog I am incredibly pleased and slightly humbled …
The perfect care home
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Perfect Care Home. I have followed the work of Paul Burstow for some time now and this …
A Soap Box and a Heavy Heart
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin A Heavy Heart and a Soap Box This day was a monumental day for all the wrong reasons …
Political Hats
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Political Hats I wrote this before the General Election in June 2017. Better late than never to …
Protecting the elderly-scams
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Scams and how to protect someone elderly With an estimated 50% of elderly people reportedly being targetted for …
Aspririn
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Do you carry an aspirin with you at all times? No nor do I, however, it may be …
Arthritis Pain
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Simple Tips For Rethinking Arthritis Pain This is a guest post from Joe Flemming, from Vive Health. Arthritis …
Pride of Britain Award
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Get outside
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Get Outside Research finds care home design isn’t depressing – providing you can actually get outside With around …
Cuts, cuts, and more cuts.
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Cuts, cuts, and more cuts. Local authorities plan to find £824m of savings, meaning they will be spending …
Empathy Apathy
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Empathy Apathy The recent revelations that Bupa, making £700 million a year profit from care homes are the …
Bike not buggy
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still …
Help for self-funders
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Care Co-operative helps self-funders This is a very interesting initiative for people self-funding care. This article was in …
Social Care Alliance
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Social Care Alliance The election may be over but the politics is not. Social Care is a …
Carer’s Week
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Carer’s week June 12-18th One week to draw attention to the amazing job carers do day in day …
Good hydration
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Think Drink As the temperatures start to rise it becomes more and more important to check that our …
Constipation
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Constipation needn’t be a pain in the bum! This article has been kindly written for Caron Cares by …
Age Related Sarcoponia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Age Related Sarcopenia One in 20 older people and one in three who live in residential or nursing …
ooops!
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin OOops! As a blogger/writer I tell it like it is. No mincing my words, no apologies. I don’t …
Evicted
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Evicted In old age, your home is your castle, safe as houses as the saying goes. Or so …
In praise of our NHS
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin In praise of our NHS As a health and social care blogger, I decided to put the NHS …
Mobility Scooters
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Mobility Scooters I am the biggest advocate for keeping our elderly independent, however not at the cost of …
The Election
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Election Here goes! I never used to think of myself as politically minded. One day I was …
Gifting Assets
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Gifting Assets (Shared from the WHICH website and very important to read and know) The cost of …
Battle Burnout
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Battle Burnout More and more campaigners are finding themselves facing Battle Burnout. People like Jenny Moore who has …
Buurtzorg: Neighbourhood care that is going global
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Care Teams are the way forward The image above is one of my “Blue Sky Thinking” presentation slides, …
Giving up Driving
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Giving up driving Most of us rely on our cars and don’t want to think about the day …
High Blood Pressure
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin High Blood Pressure High Blood pressure increases your risk not only of a stroke or heart attack but …
In praise of the NHS
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin In praise of the NHS Nowadays all we seem to hear about is how the NHS is failing …
Does exercise slow ageing
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDoes exercise slow ageing? We all know that exercise is good for controlling pain, weight, sleeping and just simply …
Recognising elder abuse.
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Recognising Elder Abuse Elder Abuse is not acceptable – Would you recognise some of the less obvious signs ? …