Elderly in the Media
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin A quick note from me, Caron Sprake, the passionate writer of Caron Cares. You may have noticed that …
‘Huge leap” prostate cancer
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin A quarter of men “could be spared invasive prostate biopsies” if gland was scanned first. Source: ‘Huge …
Keep an eye on
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Keep an eye on your eye health Nowadays, an eyesight test does so much more than just check …
Help with vet bills for the elderly
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Help with vet bills for the elderly Many elderly people living alone rely on their pet as a …
Talking Pegs
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Talking Pegs. Helping people with sight or memory loss Recommended by the Macular Society these Talking Pegs allow you …
Dementia Assistance Range
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Dementia Assistance Range. In 2015, I had the idea of a card to help people with dementia …
Beggars Belief
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Be grateful for what we do have. (My second article for the Huffington Post. Shared here first. Please …
Finalist Again
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Thank you for getting me to the Finals again. I am delighted to announce that for the third …
Operation Christmas Dinner
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Operation Christmas Dinner Months of planning and organising saw the culmination of ” Operation Christmas Dinner” a UK-wide …
Happy New Year
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Happy New Year I sincerely hope 2017 is a good year for you and yours. I hope it …
Huffington Post
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Social Care, in the balance – or have the scales tipped? “I’ll Huff and I’ll puff and I’ll …
Queens Speech
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Queen acknowledges carers I have copied her speech in it’s entirity to mark the fact that she …
No tie shoe laces
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin No-tie shoe laces. Bending down to tie laces gets harder as you get older, it’s also tricky for …
Clostridium Difficile
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Clostridium Difficile – what is it ? If you don’t read any further, please just read this. Alcohol …
Christmas with dementia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Christmas for people with dementia. Christmas is not always the “the most wonderful time of the year” as …
Winter Vomiting Bug
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin This is one gift not to share at Christmas! Winter vomiting bug, coming soon to a hospital near …
Christmas meals for the elderly
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin You can make a difference to someone elderly this Christmas “Operation Christmas Dinner” Sorry the image looks so …
Large key safe
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Large Key Safe This Large Key Safe is ideal for someone like myself who struggles with both the …
Blog Awards 2017
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin One of the proudest moments of my Life This was my proudest moment as an eldercare Blogger, late …
The Perfect Rise and Recline
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Perfect Rise and Recline Chair At the ICL conference, I met some very interesting people, one of …
Struggle to hear the TV
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Does someone you know struggle to hear the TV ? I always share the Amplicomms press releases as …
Huffington Post
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Guess who has been invited to write for the Huffington Post ? Here is the info behind …
Virtual Reality
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Virtual reality and people with dementia. I am not the most tech-savvy person in the world and am known …
Dementia Whisperer
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Book Review – The Dementia Whisperer By Ages B Juhasz. I was delighted to be asked to review …
Simply Go
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Affordable funerals with dignity and care. No-one wants to talk about funerals, it’s facing our innermost fears …
Gifts for the elderly this Christmas
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Gifts for the elderly this Christmas. Hopefully you are starting to get nicely organised? Gifts bought and wrapped …
Santa Forgot
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Just Imagine if Santa forgot This has to be one of the best Christmas advertisements of all time, …
Triple
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Winner of the “Care Innovator” category Well, what can I say? Having deliberated as to whether I attended …
GBCareAwards
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Bitter-sweet success Today sees me at the Regional Finals of the Great British Care Awards in not one …
Social Care Reform
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin We all know the social care sector is in trouble. Continued cuts to services when the demand for …
Research
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin I am always keen to involve readers with people interested in the lives and trials of care givers. …
Safe Mobility Scooters
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Response to my challenge. I recently challenged 11 mobility scooter manufacturers to make their scooters highly visible as …
Car Cane
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Car Cane I don’t really need to say much about this car cane other than to say …
Challenge
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinCan I make mobility scooter manufacturers listen? In my bid to help keep mobility scooter users safer I have …
Saga’s Rebrand
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Saga’s Rebrand I have just browsed through the first of the newly rebranded Saga’s. No longer the informative …
CPR. Yes or No
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin What is CPR and when is it not beneficial ? This doesn’t make for happy reading but it’s …
“Operation Christmas Dinner”
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin “Operation Christmas Dinner” As Tesco say ” Every Little Helps” and this year I am joined by many …
Competition
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinWin A Trabasack Worth over £40, sorry UK only due to postage costs. I have very kindly been given …
Unsafe carbon monoxide detectors
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin WHICH reveal unsafe carbon monoxide detectors Which reveal the unsafe carbon monoxide detectors that failed their safety test. Find …
The scales have tipped
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The scales have tipped for the social care sector I have been writing for a while on the …
Talking ATM’s
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Talking ATM’s – making money talk. I am going to have to have a closer look into this …
Dementia & Fear
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Dementia – the greatest fear According to a recent article in Saga, 86% of people fear developing dementia. …
Avoiding Flu
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Flu Jabs As we move towards the middle of Autumn with Winter officially on December 1st, many …
Computer keyboards can be used to detect Parkinson’s disease symptoms at home | The Independent
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinA team of researchers has found a way for people to check themselves for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease at …
Patient bedside TV/Phone
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Should the TV be free ? For many, during a hospital stay, the only source of entertainment for …
ITV
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin “Dying to stay!” Having had several cases come to light of elderly people and people with dementia almost …
Be Safe, Be Seen
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Be Safe, Be Seen With one in nine road deaths in the United Kingdom now being a scooter …
Dementia & hospital stays
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Hospitals are not good places for people with dementia. Many of us know that people with dementia …
Free room thermometers
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Indian Summer I know I share this often, that’s because it is important. To have a thermometer sent …
Social care in the news
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinThis is the first of my series of shared news items. There is plenty of change afoot in the …
Flagship Dementia Care
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Rose Lodge, Exmouth, Devon. Voted outstanding by C.Q.C in 2016 With so much negative press surrounding social care …
Great South West Care Show
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinFinalist in 2 Categories – Boy! – What a year ! No words needed really. Just to let you …
The Herbert Protocol
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Herbert Protocol Where has this been for the last 4 years of my blogging? Better late than …
Depression
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Depression in the elderly With ageing comes understandable stresses. Lack of mobility, pain, bereavement can all contribute to …
Iron on labels-Dementia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Iron on labels Now in addition to the newly re-branded dementia assistance cards that have proved to be …
People not Policy
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPeople not Policy When I was invited to contribute an article on “The Future of Ageing” for the Institute …
Laughter Yoga
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin What is laughter Yoga? Laughter Yoga – A Unique Concept Laughter Yoga is a revolutionary idea – simple …
Logo
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Introducing my new logo After 4 years of blogging I have finally had a logo designed. This will …
Chia seeds
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Until recently many people in the UK hadn’t heard of the Chia seeds but with them heralded as …
Be safe, Be seen
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Keep scooter users visible. Following on from my earlier post on the poor driving skills of SOME mobility …
Improving Poor circulation
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Cold hands, warm heart Poor circulation is a common problem, particularly among women but also among men. Does …
D for Dementia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin D for Dementia – Case Study from Diagnosis This is a true case study and I will link …
Personal Assistants
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin What is a personal assistant ? Can I have one ? A personal assistant is the new and …
Alzheimers Dementia Guide
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin The Dementia Guide This is a must have for anyone with a new diagnosis of any form of …
“Happy to Share”
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin “Happy to Share My Table” I have been so busy working on this project using social media such …
Free Tablet Guide
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Get to grips with a Tablet device with some help from WHICH I am a great believer in …
Restoring sight-Give Vision
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Sight PLUS – Vision Enhancement As someone who has a keen interest in products and services to help …
Aqua paint for people with Dementia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Active Minds and age appropriate activities for someone with dementia. I love these so much I am sharing …
Great Hoover For The Elderly
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Safer And Easier to Use Caron Cares is in effect the “Which” Guide to Helping the Elderly and …
Avocado Pears
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin 10 reasons to eat more Avocado and it’s never too late to start Prostate Cancer Prevention Avocados have …
Need it to Read it
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Need It to Read It Campaign All health and adult social care providers in England are now required …
Eldercare offering
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Will eldercare become as common as childcare ? A number of major employers are now offering “eldercare” help …
Preventing Falls
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Preventing Falls “Pride comes before a fall”. More often than not far more than just pride is lost …
What is Doppel
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin What is Doppel and how might it help the elderly and people with Dementia Do you care for …
Sepsis
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Sepsis In my four years here this is the first time I will have covered sepsis. Such a …
Fortisip
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Fortisip, nutrition boosting drinks These drinks are ideal for anyone elderly who may not be getting the vitamins …
Loss of Appetite
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Loss of appetite in someone elderly. Proper nutrition is vital to the elderly in order to maintain good …
Pads that detect urine infections
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Pixie Pads for detecting Urine Infections An interesting name for an amazing new product newly launched in the UK …
Devon Life
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Devon Life Just a quick update for anyone who doesn’t use Facebook or Twitter that as of September …
Tibs – Micro Tips for me
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Tibit – Micro tipping for online content Introducing you to Tibit. After winning my category at the UK …
Flu Jab and a brace of pheasants
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin I have just come across this article I wrote 2 years ago and thought I would share it …
Carers Allowance
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Carers Allowance Lord Darzi, once appointed by Gordon Brown as a health minister, said the state should ‘demand’ …
Power Cut
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Priority Assistance Did you know that if you are elderly, disabled, chronically ill, or have a hearing or …
Dementia Help Labels
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Now Available as Labels The personalised Dementia assistance cards are getting amazing feedback and we are soon to …
Protected mealtimes
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Are Protected meal times a recipe for disaster ? I have always been a believer in “You are …
Holistic approach to care
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Care as a whole-holistic care A holistic approach to care is often impossible for front line hospital staff. …
Improving Circulation
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Cold hands, warm heart. Cold hands, warm heart is the old adage, but is your circulation less …
I have dementia
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin I have Dementia – Don’t forget me! I have recently attended a really interesting dementia awareness training …
Varicose Veins
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Varicose veins and when to worry about them. Varicose veins can affect people of all ages (including me …
An Apple a Day
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin It’s never too late to look after your health I was heartened this week when an 87 year …
Large Print Scrabble
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Large Print Scrabble We all know that it is important to use our brains to guard against dementia. …
Manuka Honey
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Manuka Honey as a potential wound healer Disclaimer: Always seek medical advice in the first instance and do …
Make life easier in the kitchen
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Make life easier in the kitchen for the elderly Most elderly people want to remain as independent as …
Elder Abuse
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin No one wants to believe it happens but it does, but to witness it is shocking. Please read …
Pureed Foods
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Pureed food the dignified way Pureed food from Oakhouse Foods that look good enough to eat. Pureed individually …
Don’t let the elderly overheat
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Don’t let the elderly overheat in the Summer Special reader offer. Save over £5 on the official retail …
Remote Controlled Help
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Safe and easy – remote controlled help for the elderly. For a ridiculously affordable £14 or less you …
Vitamins
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Know your vitamins Did you know that as you age you start to lack certain vitamins ? Elderly …
Type 2 Diabetes
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Type 2 Diabetes- Know the symptoms Diabetes is a long-term condition caused by too much glucose (sugar) in …
Own Home v Care Home
Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedin Home Sweet Home Around three in five (59 per cent) of people aged 75 to 85 do not …