Electric Vehicles and Safety
It is estimated that by 2020 there will be over one million electric vehicles on our roads with the distances they are capable of traveling on one charge varying between 100 -300 miles now they are becoming a more practical option.
NHS Funding for Care
NHS Funding for Care Paying for care is a contentious issue. Many people feel they have worked hard …
How to Start a Charity
How to Start a Charity. I have personally funded the initiatives created as a result of Caron Cares. I …
Making Stockings Easy to Put on and Take off.
Making Stockings easy to put on and take off. Rolly on and off. I recently shared a post on …
Nosey Cups
Nosey Cups Sometimes it is the most simple of ideas that solve a problem. I had not seen these Nosey …
Thick and Easy
Thick and Easy is a drink thickening powder used to help people with swallowing difficulties.
Use it or Lose It.
Use it or Lose it, Staying Independent You know how the saying goes ‘use it or lose it’ well …
Help Putting on Compression Stockings
Help Putting on Compression Stockings If you care for someone who needs to wear compression stockings you will know how …
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 …
EyeKepper Glasses
Eyekepper Glasses Age does not come alone, someone once said to me and it’s so true. Even for me at …
The social care resolution cannot wait
The Social Care resolution cannot wait Source: 672 days later, the social care resolution cannot wait – Independent Age …
Tovertafel
Imagine being able to scoop up goldfish or have birds resting in the palm of your hand. Imagine piecing together a virtual jigsaw of times gone by? Tovertafel light projections can allow this to happen.
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 …
Teething Troubles
Teething Trouble. How to encourage someone with dementia to brush their teeth Just as we teach a young child …
Digital Display Frame
These frames are also a relaxing alternative to TV and I know several care homes use them to share photos of activities residents have enjoyed. Many of them have the capacity to store thousands of photos in a compact and easy to view way.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year 2019 May I wish you and yours all the very best for 2019. I sincerely hope …
Points of Light Award
Points of Light Award Today is MY day. The 19th of December 2018. It’s not my Birthday, but it …
Wristbands for people with dementia
Wristbands for people with dementia. Help to keep them safe and visible.
#CARE
(Shared in it’s entirity to be saved for posterity) Screenwriter hopes new BBC production, called Care, will spark debate on …
Jelly Drops
Jelly Drops-What a difference a Blogger makes! You can still be part of this amazing journey and donate. Not being …
Blood in your Pee
Blood in your Pee, Look in the pan when you Wee. Around 19,100 people in England are diagnosed with bladder or …
Invisible
Invisible This is a piece I wrote about loneliness. You are not blind, you can see, you have no …
Keeping elderly people well in a heatwave
Keeping elderly people safe in a heatwave Close the curtains or pull down blinds to prevent direct sunlight entering rooms …
The Weekly Raid
The Weekly Raid The Weekly Raid may share its title with a sci-fi cartoon publication, but this magazine is freely …
Moving Together Devon
Moving Together Devon For many elderly people the thought of moving home makes them anxious, not wanting to leave …
Wheelchair walking aid
Wheelchair walking aid. As a bit of an ideas person, I love this. As you may know, I am lucky …
Happy Birthday Caron Cares
Happy 6th Birthday Caron Cares I nearly missed marking the 6th anniversary of my blog, it was only as I …
Hidden Disability Help
Hidden Disability Help Did you know that 49% of us fly abroad at least once a year? With the weather …
Care Share
CARE SHARE – The multi-organisational and societal approach to eldercare. I entered this competition to raise awareness and share …
Don’t miss cold payments
Don’t miss cold weather payments I read this today as the snow is falling heavily outside. For Devon to …
Incontinence
“Taking the Pee” As this is my very special place, I am sharing my controversial article that is featuring in …
Meal Makers
Meal Makers – sharing food, reducing loneliness, reducing malnutrition How often do you cook more than you need? Do …
Adult Social Care Workforce
The Adult Social Care Workforce in England The Official report into the health of social care was published today and …
#metoo
#metoo -campaign to end incontinence product rationing in the UK Who will join me on a #metoo campaign to raise awareness of …
Simon Jersey
Simon Jersey Healthcare Attire Simon Jersey are one of the UK’s longest established and best-known work uniform providers.As someone who …
Pimp My Zimmer
Pimp My Zimmer “Pimp My Zimmer”, the scheme originating in an Essex care home in 2016 scheme has shown to …
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 …
Endorsed By Age UK
Endorsed by Age UK Praise indeed for my “Happy to Share” cards, Age UK have put them on their Facebook …
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 …
Visibags, safer to be seen.
Visibags make you safer to be seen Steve is a man after my own heart. I have long bemoaned the …
Put Your Phone Down
Put your phone down …..and start a conversation. Much as the internet and smartphones are amazing, helpful, informative etc.etc. more …
Care Vouchers
Care Vouchers Tax-free vouchers like those used by parents to pay for childcare should be offered to encourage people to …
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Whilst I am excited about the arrival of 2018, I am also mindful that a New Year …
What do you do? Dangerous to Drive.
What do you do? Dangerous to Drive. In the UK there are over one million drivers aged over 80, 100,000 …
Three blind (drunk) mice
This is a true Story – my Boxing day funny. I share this one each Boxing Day, until I find …
Happy Christmas
Wishing you a Happy Christmas. I hope you have the best Christmas you can.Thank you for all your supprt …
Hospital Bag
Pack your bag! Especially relevant at Christmas time……. Make sure you have a hospital bag packed for someone elderly …
Vet Vouchers
Vet Vouchers The ideal gift for someone elderly who has a pet. Ever struggled to buy an elderly relative, friend …
Communication sheets
“Lost for words” Easy to use communication sheets Imagine being trapped in your own mind, knowing what you want to …
A Caregivers Words.
A Caregivers words. – I saw this on Facebook and wanted to share it here. This is for all caregivers …
Keep warm, stay well
Stay warm, stay well Blimey it’s cold out there! Here are some quick tips to getting and staying warm. Plenty …
Silly Season
Silly Season is here again When Christmas looms around the corner the whole of the blogosphere in the UK goes …
Unsafe at the wheel
Unsafe At the wheel. Following a conversation with someone concerned about her parents’ welfare, health and safety on many levels, …
Budget Blues
Budget Blues “It was the night before the Budget, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not …
Walking Football
Walking Football We all know we should be doing 20 minutes aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week according …
Make-over
Make-over Today, the 20th of November 2017, marks the dawning of a new phase in this blog. Over five years …
Two minutes too many
Two minutes too many (A Rant) On a bright November morning, as the sun shone smiling through the fluffy winter clouds, I …
Do Doctors care about the elderly?
Do Doctors care about the elderly? I don’t want to be a skeptic and would like to believe all Doctors care for …
Dementia Friendly Society
Dementia Friendly Society When I first wrote this article in 2013, dementia was still a very misunderstood disease. I like …
Vascular Dementia
How does Vascular Dementia differ from Alzheimers? Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s and …
Do technology and ageing mix ?
Do technology and ageing mix Growing old is going to be no different for the baby boomers, followed by my generation …
Calming activity for someone with dementia
Calming activity for someone with dementia I read about this idea and thought I would share it with you. …
Free Flu Jab
Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …
More Gift Ideas
Christmas gift ideas for someone elderly or someone with dementia. The clock is ticking and now with less than 10 …
Charming!
Charming Whilst my blog may not be the most amazing, it is written with passion and consideration. You will therefore …
Care Workers Organisations
Care workers Organisation At long last a professional body for carers The National Association of Care and Support Workers The …
Caregiver Health
Caregiver Health As air stewards say “Fit your oxygen mask, before you fit someone else’s”. This is the same for …
Priceless
Priceless Still going strong, my free to make at home dementia assistance cards. These personalised, award-winning cards help people with …
Gifts that keep giving
Gifts that keep giving I wrote a blog post back in 2013 about Alzheimers and weddings and whilst that was probably not …
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 …
Insuring against old age
Insuring against old age! Once upon a time we used to provide for our non-working days with a pension. Many …
Street Wardens
Street Wardens for the elderly We all know we are an increasingly ageing society. We all know there are insufficient …
Maintaining Brain Health
Maintaining brain health for people with dementia Physical health, nutrition, mood . . . caregivers of aging parents with dementia …
Who cares for the carers?
About you carers? You care for a loved one, simply because you care for them or love them but who …
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms. In England, screening for AAA is offered to men during the year they turn 65. …
Top 10 UK Health Blog
It’s official Caron Cares is a Top 10 UK Health Blog I am incredibly pleased and slightly humbled to have …
The perfect care home
The Perfect Care Home. I have followed the work of Paul Burstow for some time now and this article mirrored …
A Soap Box and a Heavy Heart
A Heavy Heart and a Soap Box This day was a monumental day for all the wrong reasons seeing the …
Political Hats
Political Hats I wrote this before the General Election in June 2017. Better late than never to share …
Protecting the elderly-scams
Scams and how to protect someone elderly With an estimated 50% of elderly people reportedly being targetted for scams, I …
Aspririn
Do you carry an aspirin with you at all times? No nor do I, however, it may be worth starting …
Arthritis Pain
Simple Tips For Rethinking Arthritis Pain This is a guest post from Joe Flemming, from Vive Health. Arthritis pain in …
Pride of Britain Award
OMG! I have been nominated!
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality – can become your reality As someone who feels most tech led care is a huge “No/No” having …
Get outside
Get Outside Research finds care home design isn’t depressing – providing you can actually get outside With around 40% …
Cuts, cuts, and more cuts.
Cuts, cuts, and more cuts. Local authorities plan to find £824m of savings, meaning they will be spending £6bn less …
Arm Protectors
Arm Protectors for carers I caused an absolute hoo-hah the other week on social media when I shared the photo below …
Empathy Apathy
Empathy Apathy The recent revelations that Bupa, making £700 million a year profit from care homes are the perpetrators of …
Bike not buggy
Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still cycle everywhere? …
Driving Miss Daisy
I was driving through Taunton in Somerset recently and saw a blue “Driving Miss Daisy” car for the first time. …
Help for self-funders
Care Co-operative helps self-funders This is a very interesting initiative for people self-funding care. This article was in the …
Social Care Alliance
The Social Care Alliance The election may be over but the politics is not. Social Care is a topical challenge, …
Carer’s Week
Carer’s week June 12-18th One week to draw attention to the amazing job carers do day in day out. Is …
Hydration causing confusion
Confusion in the elderly caused by dehydration Following on from my earlier article about encouraging elderly people to drink more …
Good hydration
Think Drink As the temperatures start to rise it becomes more and more important to check that our elderly …
Constipation
Constipation needn’t be a pain in the bum! This article has been kindly written for Caron Cares by Nutritionist …
Age Related Sarcoponia
Age Related Sarcopenia One in 20 older people and one in three who live in residential or nursing home may …