July 31, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 29, 2017 Political Hats Political Hats I wrote this before the General Election in June 2017. Better late than never to share … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 24, 2017 Heatwave Not too hot! Keep the elderly safe in the heatwave FREE ROOM THERMOMETERS AVAILABLE – keep an eye on the … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 24, 2017 Protecting the elderly-scams Scams and how to protect someone elderly With an estimated 50% of elderly people reportedly being targetted for scams, I … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 21, 2017 Aspririn Do you carry an aspirin with you at all times? No nor do I, however, it may be worth starting … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 19, 2017 Arthritis Pain Simple Tips For Rethinking Arthritis Pain This is a guest post from Joe Flemming, from Vive Health. Arthritis pain in … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 16, 2017 Pride of Britain Award OMG! I have been nominated! PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 16, 2017 Virtual Reality Virtual Reality – can become your reality As someone who feels most tech led care is a huge “No/No” having … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 8, 2017 Get outside Get Outside Research finds care home design isn’t depressing – providing you can actually get outside With around 40% … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 6, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
July 4, 2017 Arm Protectors Arm Protectors for carers I caused an absolute hoo-hah the other week on social media when I shared the photo below … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 29, 2017 Empathy Apathy Empathy Apathy The recent revelations that Bupa, making £700 million a year profit from care homes are the perpetrators of … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 28, 2017 Bike not buggy Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still cycle everywhere? … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 26, 2017 Driving Miss Daisy I was driving through Taunton in Somerset recently and saw a blue “Driving Miss Daisy” car for the first time. … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 13, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 11, 2017 Social Care Alliance The Social Care Alliance The election may be over but the politics is not. Social Care is a topical challenge, … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 9, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 7, 2017 Hydration causing confusion Confusion in the elderly caused by dehydration Following on from my earlier article about encouraging elderly people to drink more … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 5, 2017 Good hydration Think Drink As the temperatures start to rise it becomes more and more important to check that our elderly … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 5, 2017 Constipation Constipation needn’t be a pain in the bum! This article has been kindly written for Caron Cares by Nutritionist … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 3, 2017 Age Related Sarcoponia Age Related Sarcopenia One in 20 older people and one in three who live in residential or nursing home may … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
June 1, 2017 ooops! OOops! As a blogger/writer I tell it like it is. No mincing my words, no apologies. I don’t make things … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 30, 2017 Evicted Evicted In old age, your home is your castle, safe as houses as the saying goes. Or so it should … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 24, 2017 In praise of our NHS In praise of our NHS As a health and social care blogger, I decided to put the NHS emergency services … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 22, 2017 Mobility Scooters Mobility Scooters I am the biggest advocate for keeping our elderly independent, however not at the cost of accident and … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 20, 2017 The Election The Election Here goes! I never used to think of myself as politically minded. One day I was with a … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 18, 2017 Gifting Assets Gifting Assets (Shared from the WHICH website and very important to read and know) The cost of care – … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 16, 2017 Pharmacy 2 u Pharmacy 2 U Are you busy caring for someone elderly and find getting to the pharmacy difficult. Does you local … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 14, 2017 Battle Burnout Battle Burnout More and more campaigners are finding themselves facing Battle Burnout. People like Jenny Moore who has fought for … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 12, 2017 Buurtzorg: Neighbourhood care that is going global Care Teams are the way forward The image above is one of my “Blue Sky Thinking” presentation slides, where … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 10, 2017 Giving up Driving Giving up driving Most of us rely on our cars and don’t want to think about the day we may … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 8, 2017 High Blood Pressure High Blood Pressure High Blood pressure increases your risk not only of a stroke or heart attack but also … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 6, 2017 In praise of the NHS In praise of the NHS Nowadays all we seem to hear about is how the NHS is failing our elderly, … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 4, 2017 Stair lifts Stairlifts change lives I was contacted by Jennifer Isles of Acorn Stair lifts with this case study proving what an … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
May 2, 2017 Does exercise slow ageing Does exercise slow ageing? We all know that exercise is good for controlling pain, weight, sleeping and just simply feeling … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
April 30, 2017 Recognising elder abuse. Recognising Elder Abuse Elder Abuse is not acceptable – Would you recognise some of the less obvious signs ? We all … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
April 28, 2017 When should someone stop driving When should someone stop driving? When do you think elderly people should stop driving? Should there be a stated age, … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
