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 …
Puzzle book for people with dementia
The worlds first puzzle book designed for people with dementia. A puzzle may be more than just a way to …
Activities for People with Dementia
This article was kindly contributed by Gillian Hesketh Activities for People with Dementia and Carers My Memory Jogger Dementia …
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. …
Taking the P***-inco-pad rationing!
Taking the P*** – Inco-pad rationing! I kid you not, for those people most vulnerable and most at risk of …
Dementia Assistance Cards
Dementia Assistance Cards These cards are slowly being recognised as a really useful aid for someone with dementia. They work …
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 …
“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 …
Steve, 46 has dementia
Meet Steve. Steve is 46 and he has dementia. Often when I make the dementia assistance cards for people I …
Dementia-No council tax
Dementia – no council tax due Tens of thousands of vulnerable people could be missing out on a council tax …
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 Caregiver health is a topic dear to my heart so when Joe from Vive Health offered to share …
Priceless
Priceless Still going strong, my free to make at home dementia assistance cards. These personalised, award-winning cards help people with …
Sorry
I am Sorry I sometimes feel my little blog gets neglected. Yes,there are well over 800 articles here, plenty …
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 …
Instant
Another of my musings! Instant Have you noticed how instant we are becoming? Children fed on demand, feed me, feed …
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 …
Aortic Screening
Screening for Abdominal aortic aneurysm. 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 …