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January 22, 2018

Four or more diseases

Four or more diseases A study published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, reports that the …

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January 13, 2018

We made the Huff

We made the Huff! Not so much a useful blog post, more me saving this occasion to this depository. If …

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January 11, 2018

Care Time Bomb

Care Time Bomb True words from Alice Thomson of the Times. Time will indeed tell, and I agree with her …

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September 6, 2017

Unclaimed Benefits

Unclaimed Benefits There is no shame to claim – or is there? With alarming findings being reported in the Independent …

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August 30, 2017

£7 billion annual deficit in elderly care

£7 billion deficit in elderly care – a year ! I have been banging on about this for a few …

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June 28, 2017

Bike not buggy

Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still cycle everywhere? …

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May 12, 2017

Buurtzorg: Neighbourhood care that is going global

Care Teams are the way forward The image above is one of my “Blue Sky Thinking” presentation slides, where …

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April 7, 2017

GP Shortage starts to bite.

GP Shortage starts to bite. Patients will lose their “automatic right” to a same-day doctor’s appointment under new plans to …

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March 4, 2017

Diverse diets in care

Diversity diets in Care Catering for special diets is an area of increasing concern in social care, but some charities …

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February 26, 2017

Football & Dementia

Former Liverpool striker Ian St John calls on football’s leaders to look after former professionals who have dementia and Alzheimer’s …

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February 12, 2017

UK’s oldest care worker

This is such an inspiring story and for once a postivie one too ! Source: ‘You’re never too old to …

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February 8, 2017

More cuts to care

Cuts, cuts and more cuts and a Government unable to solve the problem in the social care disaster. Association says …

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January 31, 2017

Caring for Mum and Dad

Care crisis will require people to be as responsible for their parents as they are their children Caring for …

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January 29, 2017

Waiting for God. “Warehousing”

I saw this coming, just hoped it never would. I am greatly saddened at hout we as a developed nationa …

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January 23, 2017

‘Huge leap” prostate cancer

A quarter of men “could be spared invasive prostate biopsies” if gland was scanned first. Source: ‘Huge leap’ in …

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December 16, 2016

Christmas with dementia

Christmas for people with dementia. Christmas is not always the “the most wonderful time of the year” as the song …

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November 2, 2016

Saga’s Rebrand

Saga’s Rebrand I have just browsed through the first of the newly rebranded Saga’s. No longer the informative magazine for …

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April 27, 2016

Pensioner Numbers

With the Queen having just turned 90 did you know …. that the number of pensioners has doubled …

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April 23, 2016

Dementia-A true Story

This is a post I shared way back in 2012. I would like to think that now people with dementia …

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January 25, 2016

Wearitbeatitday

Wearitbeatit day. Share your colour ( red ) and help raise funds and awareness for the British Heart Foundation. This year …

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September 25, 2015

Benefits for wealthy pensioners in the UK

Benefits for wealthy pensioners in the UK Do you think wealthy pensioners should receive the non – means tested Government …

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September 11, 2015

Staying safe on mobility scooters.

Staying safe on a mobility scooter Should mobility scooters users have compulsory driving lessons before being allowed on the roads …

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April 17, 2015

Undiagnosed Heart Problems

Many elderly people are living with undiagnosed heart conditions. One in four people in their 80s are needlessly living with …

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April 5, 2015

Help Following Hospital Discharge.

Following hospital discharge the elderly are missing out Older people are missing out on help needed after a …

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March 20, 2015

The Worlds Oldest Person

Leandra Becerra, believed to be the world’s oldest living person, turned 127 on Sunday in Mexico. Leandra Becerra marked the …

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March 9, 2014

It’s never too late to stop smoking.

People who give up cigarettes live longer than smokers – regardless of what age they were when they stop a …

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January 25, 2014

Aspirin versus Warfarin

Asprin could be as effective as more expensive drugs for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm researchers …

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January 15, 2014

Men could be living as long as women

It appears the gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could be living as long as …

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January 11, 2014

The cost of diabetes

The cost of diabetes is not only measured by those living with the disease but it also has far reaching …

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July 23, 2013

Lonely lives of the elderly

Lonely lives of the rural elderly The Daily Telegraph reported on the 22nd of July on the lonely lives of …

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April 10, 2013

Cholesterol lowering eye drops

All our senses are important but having watched my mother in law and several of my clients lose their …

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