

Support & advice for anyone caring for someone elderly.
Wristbands for people with dementia. Help to keep them safe and visible.
(Shared in it’s entirity to be saved for posterity) Screenwriter hopes new BBC production, called Care, will spark debate on …
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, Look in the pan when you Wee. Around 19,100 people in England are diagnosed with bladder or …
Invisible This is a piece I wrote about loneliness. You are not blind, you can see, you have no …
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 may share its title with a sci-fi cartoon publication, but this magazine is freely …
Moving Together Devon For many elderly people the thought of moving home makes them anxious, not wanting to leave …
I am sorry I love my blog with my heart and soul and it pains me that at the moment …
Wheelchair walking aid. As a bit of an ideas person, I love this. As you may know, I am lucky …
Happy 6th Birthday Caron Cares I nearly missed marking the 6th anniversary of my blog, it was only as I …
Hidden Disability Help Did you know that 49% of us fly abroad at least once a year? With the weather …
CARE SHARE – The multi-organisational and societal approach to eldercare. I entered this competition to raise awareness and share …
Don’t miss cold weather payments I read this today as the snow is falling heavily outside. For Devon to …
Us ladies, and our Bras Us ladies tend to be rather attached to our bras especially as we get older …
“Taking the Pee” As this is my very special place, I am sharing my controversial article that is featuring in …
Meal Makers – sharing food, reducing loneliness, reducing malnutrition How often do you cook more than you need? Do …
The Adult Social Care Workforce in England The Official report into the health of social care was published today and …
#metoo -campaign to end incontinence product rationing in the UK Who will join me on a #metoo campaign to raise awareness of …
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”, the scheme originating in an Essex care home in 2016 scheme has shown to …
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 Praise indeed for my “Happy to Share” cards, Age UK have put them on their Facebook …
We made the Huff! Not so much a useful blog post, more me saving this occasion to this depository. If …
Care Time Bomb True words from Alice Thomson of the Times. Time will indeed tell, and I agree with her …
Visibags make you safer to be seen Steve is a man after my own heart. I have long bemoaned the …
Put your phone down …..and start a conversation. Much as the internet and smartphones are amazing, helpful, informative etc.etc. more …
Care Vouchers Tax-free vouchers like those used by parents to pay for childcare should be offered to encourage people to …
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. In the UK there are over one million drivers aged over 80, 100,000 …
This is a true Story – my Boxing day funny. I share this one each Boxing Day, until I find …
Wishing you a Happy Christmas. I hope you have the best Christmas you can.Thank you for all your supprt …
Pack your bag! Especially relevant at Christmas time……. Make sure you have a hospital bag packed for someone elderly …
Vet Vouchers The ideal gift for someone elderly who has a pet. Ever struggled to buy an elderly relative, friend …
“Lost for words” Easy to use communication sheets Imagine being trapped in your own mind, knowing what you want to …
A Caregivers words. – I saw this on Facebook and wanted to share it here. This is for all caregivers …
Stay warm, stay well Blimey it’s cold out there! Here are some quick tips to getting and staying warm. Plenty …
Silly Season is here again When Christmas looms around the corner the whole of the blogosphere in the UK goes …
Unsafe At the wheel. Following a conversation with someone concerned about her parents’ welfare, health and safety on many levels, …
Budget Blues “It was the night before the Budget, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not …
Walking Football We all know we should be doing 20 minutes aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week according …
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 (A Rant) On a bright November morning, as the sun shone smiling through the fluffy winter clouds, I …
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 When I first wrote this article in 2013, dementia was still a very misunderstood disease. I like …
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 Growing old is going to be no different for the baby boomers, followed by my generation …
Calming activity for someone with dementia I read about this idea and thought I would share it with you. …
Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …
Christmas gift ideas for someone elderly or someone with dementia. The clock is ticking and now with less than 10 …
Charming Whilst my blog may not be the most amazing, it is written with passion and consideration. You will therefore …
Care workers Organisation At long last a professional body for carers The National Association of Care and Support Workers The …
Caregiver health Caregiver health is a topic dear to my heart so when Joe from Vive Health offered to share …
Priceless Still going strong, my free to make at home dementia assistance cards. These personalised, award-winning cards help people with …
I am Sorry I sometimes feel my little blog gets neglected. Yes,there are well over 800 articles here, plenty …
Gifts that keep giving I wrote a blog post back in 2013 about Alzheimers and weddings and whilst that was probably not …
Unclaimed Benefits There is no shame to claim – or is there? With alarming findings being reported in the Independent …
£7 billion deficit in elderly care – a year ! I have been banging on about this for a few …
Insuring against old age! Once upon a time we used to provide for our non-working days with a pension. Many …
Street Wardens for the elderly We all know we are an increasingly ageing society. We all know there are insufficient …
Maintaining brain health for people with dementia Physical health, nutrition, mood . . . caregivers of aging parents with dementia …
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. In England, screening for AAA is offered to men during the year they turn 65. …
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. I have followed the work of Paul Burstow for some time now and this article mirrored …
A Heavy Heart and a Soap Box This day was a monumental day for all the wrong reasons seeing the …
Political Hats I wrote this before the General Election in June 2017. Better late than never to share …
Heatwave Keeping Elderly people safe in a Heatwave. FREE ROOM THERMOMETERS AVAILABLE- keep an eye on the temperature. Summer has …
Scams and how to protect someone elderly With an estimated 50% of elderly people reportedly being targetted for scams, I …
Do you carry an aspirin with you at all times? No nor do I, however, it may be worth starting …
Simple Tips For Rethinking Arthritis Pain This is a guest post from Joe Flemming, from Vive Health. Arthritis pain in …
OMG! I have been nominated!
Virtual Reality – can become your reality As someone who feels most tech led care is a huge “No/No” having …
Get Outside Research finds care home design isn’t depressing – providing you can actually get outside With around 40% …
Cuts, cuts, and more cuts. Local authorities plan to find £824m of savings, meaning they will be spending £6bn less …
Arm Protectors for carers I caused an absolute hoo-hah the other week on social media when I shared the photo below …
Empathy Apathy The recent revelations that Bupa, making £700 million a year profit from care homes are the perpetrators of …
Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still cycle everywhere? …
I was driving through Taunton in Somerset recently and saw a blue “Driving Miss Daisy” car for the first time. …
Care Co-operative helps self-funders This is a very interesting initiative for people self-funding care. This article was in the …
The Social Care Alliance The election may be over but the politics is not. Social Care is a topical challenge, …
Carer’s week June 12-18th One week to draw attention to the amazing job carers do day in day out. Is …
Confusion in the elderly caused by dehydration Following on from my earlier article about encouraging elderly people to drink more …
Think Drink As the temperatures start to rise it becomes more and more important to check that our elderly …
Constipation needn’t be a pain in the bum! This article has been kindly written for Caron Cares by Nutritionist …
Age Related Sarcopenia One in 20 older people and one in three who live in residential or nursing home may …
OOops! As a blogger/writer I tell it like it is. No mincing my words, no apologies. I don’t make things …
Evicted In old age, your home is your castle, safe as houses as the saying goes. Or so it should …
In praise of our NHS As a health and social care blogger, I decided to put the NHS emergency services …
Mobility Scooters I am the biggest advocate for keeping our elderly independent, however not at the cost of accident and …
The Election Here goes! I never used to think of myself as politically minded. One day I was with a …
Gifting Assets (Shared from the WHICH website and very important to read and know) The cost of care – …
Pharmacy 2 U Are you busy caring for someone elderly and find getting to the pharmacy difficult. Does you local …
Battle Burnout More and more campaigners are finding themselves facing Battle Burnout. People like Jenny Moore who has fought for …
Care Teams are the way forward The image above is one of my “Blue Sky Thinking” presentation slides, where …
Giving up driving Most of us rely on our cars and don’t want to think about the day we may …
In praise of the NHS Nowadays all we seem to hear about is how the NHS is failing our elderly, …
Stairlifts change lives I was contacted by Jennifer Isles of Acorn Stair lifts with this case study proving what an …
Does exercise slow ageing? We all know that exercise is good for controlling pain, weight, sleeping and just simply feeling …