Support & advice for anyone caring for someone elderly.
Support & advice for anyone caring for someone elderly.
For someone caring for someone with dementia, Christmas can bring on added pressure and issues. It is often forgotten that caring responsibilities can be relentless and exhausting. For the person with dementia, they need familiarity and Christmas brings lots of additional decorations and visitors
How to use a walking stick correctly Do you know how to use a walking stick correctly? Consequently were you …
Big Button Phones Big-button phones are ideal for elderly people. Not only do they have easy-to-see and press giant …
Jelly For Elderly People Good old Jelly, the traditional British dessert. But is it more than just a tasty pudding? …
Raised toilet seats Raised toilet seats are really useful for elderly people as they make it easier to get …
How to Improve Your Heath. It is never too late and you are never too old to find ways of …
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”, the scheme originating in an Essex care home in 2016 scheme has shown to …
Unsafe At the wheel. Following a conversation with someone concerned about her parents’ welfare, health and safety on many levels, …
Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …
Clostridium Difficile – what is it ? If you don’t read any further, please just read this. Alcohol gel is …
Ever struggled to reach your feet to put your socks/tights on ? Do you care for someone elderly who does …
Ice cream tub or challenge of the day ? To the younger person this looks like an innocuous tub of …
Need a male urine bottle and the shops are shut ? If you are caring for a man following illness …
Cleaning dentures. When cleaning dentures ensure that you don’t use hot water as this makes dentures brittle and don’t use …
If you care for someone elderly who has dentures they probably have denture cleaning tablets don’t they? Did you know …
Introduction. I was delighted to be approached by the company responsible for marketing for the UK’s largest independent care …
Do You Struggle To Stop The Key From Slipping In a Key Safe ? I do and when I …
Make Christmas unwrapping easy for someone elderly Stiff, sore and swollen fingers make unwrapping parcels tightly bound with …