Hidden Disability Help Did you know that 49% of us fly abroad at least once a year? With the weather …
Pimp My Zimmer
Pimp My Zimmer “Pimp My Zimmer”, the scheme originating in an Essex care home in 2016 scheme has shown to …
Unsafe at the wheel
Unsafe At the wheel. Following a conversation with someone concerned about her parents’ welfare, health and safety on many levels, …
Free Flu Jab
Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …
“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 …
Clostridium Difficile
Clostridium Difficile – what is it ? If you don’t read any further, please just read this. Alcohol gel is …
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 …
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 …
Raised Toilet Seats.
Raised toilet seats Raised toilet seats are useful for the elderly as they make it easier to get on …
Big Button Phones
Big Button Phones are ideal for the elderly Big button phones are fantastic for the elderly and great for the …
Bathing Made Safer
Who doesn’t love a Bath ? Warm, relaxing and soothing. Who doesn’t love a bath once in a while? Surrounded …
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 …
Removing Lids
Ice cream tub or challenge of the day ? To the younger person this looks like an innocuous tub of …
Improvised Urine Bottles for Men
Need a male urine bottle and the shops are shut ? If you are caring for a man following illness …
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 …
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 …
Christmas with Dementia
Introduction. I was delighted to be approached by the company responsible for marketing for the UK’s largest independent care …
Key Safe Top Tip
Do You Struggle To Stop The Key From Slipping In a Key Safe ? I do and when I …
Easy Unwrapping Top Tip
Make Christmas unwrapping easy for someone elderly Stiff, sore and swollen fingers make unwrapping parcels tightly bound with …