January 3, 2018 Care Vouchers Care Vouchers Tax-free vouchers like those used by parents to pay for childcare should be offered to encourage people to … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
January 1, 2018 Happy New Year Happy New Year Whilst I am excited about the arrival of 2018, I am also mindful that a New Year … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 29, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 26, 2017 Three blind (drunk) mice This is a true Story – my Boxing day funny. I share this one each Boxing Day, until I find … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 25, 2017 Happy Christmas Wishing you a Happy Christmas. I hope you have the best Christmas you can.Thank you for all your supprt … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 23, 2017 Hospital Bag Pack your bag! Especially relevant at Christmas time……. Make sure you have a hospital bag packed for someone elderly … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 20, 2017 Vet Vouchers Vet Vouchers The ideal gift for someone elderly who has a pet. Ever struggled to buy an elderly relative, friend … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 13, 2017 Communication sheets “Lost for words” Easy to use communication sheets Imagine being trapped in your own mind, knowing what you want to … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 13, 2017 A Caregivers Words. A Caregivers words. – I saw this on Facebook and wanted to share it here. This is for all caregivers … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 11, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 4, 2017 Silly Season Silly Season is here again When Christmas looms around the corner the whole of the blogosphere in the UK goes … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
December 3, 2017 Unsafe at the wheel Unsafe At the wheel. Following a conversation with someone concerned about her parents’ welfare, health and safety on many levels, … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 30, 2017 Internet and homecare How the internet is changing home care. The internet has never played such a large part in our society … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 23, 2017 Budget Blues Budget Blues “It was the night before the Budget, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 21, 2017 Walking Football Walking Football We all know we should be doing 20 minutes aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week according … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 20, 2017 Make-over Make-over Today, the 20th of November 2017, marks the dawning of a new phase in this blog. Over five years … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 16, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 6, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 4, 2017 Dementia Friendly Society Dementia Friendly Society When I first wrote this article in 2013, dementia was still a very misunderstood disease. I like … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
November 2, 2017 Vascular Dementia How does Vascular Dementia differ from Alzheimers? Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s and … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
October 30, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
October 29, 2017 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. … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
October 18, 2017 Free Flu Jab Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
October 14, 2017 More Gift Ideas Christmas gift ideas for someone elderly or someone with dementia. The clock is ticking and now with less than 10 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
October 8, 2017 Charming! Charming Whilst my blog may not be the most amazing, it is written with passion and consideration. You will therefore … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
October 4, 2017 Steve, 46 has dementia Meet Steve. Steve is 46 and he has dementia. Often when I make the dementia assistance cards for people I … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
September 21, 2017 Care Workers Organisations Care workers Organisation At long last a professional body for carers The National Association of Care and Support Workers The … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
September 18, 2017 Caregiver health Caregiver health Caregiver health is a topic dear to my heart so when Joe from Vive Health offered to share … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
September 17, 2017 Priceless Priceless Still going strong, my free to make at home dementia assistance cards. These personalised, award-winning cards help people with … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
September 15, 2017 Sorry I am Sorry I sometimes feel my little blog gets neglected. Yes,there are well over 800 articles here, plenty … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
September 9, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
September 6, 2017 Unclaimed Benefits Unclaimed Benefits There is no shame to claim – or is there? With alarming findings being reported in the Independent … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
August 30, 2017 £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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
August 24, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
August 22, 2017 Instant Another of my musings! Instant Have you noticed how instant we are becoming? Children fed on demand, feed me, feed … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
August 20, 2017 Street Wardens Street Wardens for the elderly We all know we are an increasingly ageing society. We all know there are insufficient … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail
August 18, 2017 Maintaining Brain Health Maintaining brain health for people with dementia Physical health, nutrition, mood . . . caregivers of aging parents with dementia … PinterestLinkedinFacebookTwitteremail