The pass the parcel of Government responsibility for Social Care reform continues with a new Government and a New Year.
How Good Are Jelly Drops?
A hydration revolution. Jelly Drops have been available since 2020 and helped thousands of people who struggle with adequate fluid intake. But just how good are they?
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Attracting young people into care work
Attracting young people into care work In the UK, young people are being targeted by the government in a bid …
Social care crisis – Human rights issue
Social Care Crisis – Human Rights Issue. Too Right it is! Source: Why the social care crisis is a human …
The social care resolution cannot wait
The Social Care resolution cannot wait Source: 672 days later, the social care resolution cannot wait – Independent Age …
Long-term plan for NHS England ‘undeliverable’
Source: Long-term plan for NHS England ‘undeliverable’ amid staffing crisis | Society | The Guardian Theresa May has said the …
#CARE
(Shared in it’s entirity to be saved for posterity) Screenwriter hopes new BBC production, called Care, will spark debate on …
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 …
We made the Huff
We made the Huff! Not so much a useful blog post, more me saving this occasion to this depository. If …
Care Time Bomb
Care Time Bomb True words from Alice Thomson of the Times. Time will indeed tell, and I agree with her …
Unclaimed Benefits
Unclaimed Benefits There is no shame to claim – or is there? With alarming findings being reported in the Independent …
£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 …
Bike not buggy
Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still cycle everywhere? …
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 …
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 …
Diverse diets in care
Diversity diets in Care Catering for special diets is an area of increasing concern in social care, but some charities …
Football & Dementia
Former Liverpool striker Ian St John calls on football’s leaders to look after former professionals who have dementia and Alzheimer’s …
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 …
More cuts to care
Cuts, cuts and more cuts and a Government unable to solve the problem in the social care disaster. Association says …
Caring for Mum and Dad
Care crisis will require people to be as responsible for their parents as they are their children Caring …
Waiting for God. “Warehousing”
I saw this coming, just hoped it never would. I am greatly saddened at hout we as a developed nationa …
‘Huge leap” prostate cancer
A quarter of men “could be spared invasive prostate biopsies” if gland was scanned first. Source: ‘Huge leap’ in …
Christmas with dementia
Christmas for people with dementia. Christmas is not always the “the most wonderful time of the year” as the song …
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 …
Pensioner Numbers
With the Queen having just turned 90 did you know …. that the number of pensioners has doubled …
Dementia-A true Story
This is a post I shared way back in 2012. I would like to think that now people with dementia …
Wearitbeatitday
Wearitbeatit day. Share your colour ( red ) and help raise funds and awareness for the British Heart Foundation. This year …
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 …
Undiagnosed Heart Problems
Many elderly people are living with undiagnosed heart conditions. One in four people in their 80s are needlessly living with …
Help Following Hospital Discharge.
Following hospital discharge the elderly are missing out Older people are missing out on help needed after a …
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 …
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 …
Aspirin versus Warfarin
Asprin could be as effective as more expensive drugs for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm researchers …
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 …
The cost of diabetes
The cost of diabetes is not only measured by those living with the disease but it also has far reaching …