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April 6, 2018

Hidden Disability Help

Hidden Disability Help Did you know that 49% of us fly abroad at least once a year? With the weather …

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January 29, 2018

Pimp My Zimmer

Pimp My Zimmer “Pimp My Zimmer”, the scheme originating in an Essex care home in 2016 scheme has shown to …

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December 3, 2017

Unsafe at the wheel

Unsafe At the wheel. Following a conversation with someone concerned about her parents’ welfare, health and safety on many levels, …

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October 18, 2017

Free Flu Jab

Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …

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October 7, 2017

“It’s not all Turkey and Tinsel”

It’s not all Turkey and Tinsel Sneak preview of my Christmas article for Devon Life. “It’s not all Tinsel and …

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December 18, 2016

Clostridium Difficile

Clostridium Difficile – what is it ? If you don’t read any further, please just read this. Alcohol gel is …

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January 30, 2015

Using a Walking Stick Correctly

Using a walking stick correctly. There is a wrong and right way to use a walking stick. Using a walking …

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January 26, 2015

Easy Ways To Boost Health

Follow these easy steps to boost health New Years Resolutions? It is never too late and you are never to …

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January 22, 2015

Raised Toilet Seats.

Raised toilet seats Raised toilet seats are useful for the elderly as they make it easier to get on …

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January 18, 2015

Big Button Phones

Big Button Phones are ideal for the elderly Big button phones are fantastic for the elderly and great for the …

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January 12, 2015

Bathing Made Safer

Who doesn’t love a Bath ? Warm, relaxing and soothing. Who doesn’t love a bath once in a while? Surrounded …

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January 10, 2015

Struggle To Reach Your Feet

Ever struggled to reach your feet to put your socks/tights on ? Do you care for someone elderly who does …

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January 6, 2015

Removing Lids

Ice cream tub or challenge of the day ? To the younger person this looks like an innocuous tub of …

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December 31, 2014

Improvised Urine Bottles for Men

Need a male urine bottle and the shops are shut ? If you are caring for a man following illness …

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December 21, 2014

Denture Cleaning – Top Tip

Cleaning dentures. When cleaning dentures ensure that you don’t use hot water as this makes dentures brittle and don’t use …

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December 21, 2014

Denture Cleaning Tablets – Top Tip

If you care for someone elderly who has dentures they probably have denture cleaning tablets don’t they? Did you know …

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December 20, 2014

Christmas with Dementia

Introduction. I was delighted to be approached by the company responsible for marketing for the UK’s largest independent care …

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December 19, 2014

Key Safe Top Tip

Do You Struggle To Stop The Key From Slipping In a Key Safe ? I do and when I …

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December 19, 2014

Easy Unwrapping Top Tip

Make Christmas unwrapping easy for someone elderly Stiff, sore and swollen fingers make unwrapping parcels tightly bound with …

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