October 7, 2017 “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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
September 30, 2017 Dementia-No council tax Dementia – no council tax due Tens of thousands of vulnerable people could be missing out on a council tax … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
September 15, 2017 Sorry I am Sorry I sometimes feel my little blog gets neglected. Yes,there are well over 800 articles here, plenty … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
September 6, 2017 Unclaimed Benefits Unclaimed Benefits There is no shame to claim – or is there? With alarming findings being reported in the Independent … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
August 22, 2017 Instant Another of my musings! Instant Have you noticed how instant we are becoming? Children fed on demand, feed me, feed … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
August 18, 2017 Maintaining Brain Health Maintaining brain health for people with dementia Physical health, nutrition, mood . . . caregivers of aging parents with dementia … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
August 8, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
August 6, 2017 Aortic Screening Screening for Abdominal aortic aneurysm. In England, screening for AAA is offered to men during the year they turn 65. … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
August 4, 2017 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 … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
August 2, 2017 The perfect care home The Perfect Care Home. I have followed the work of Paul Burstow for some time now and this article mirrored … PinterestLinkedinGoogle+FacebookTwitteremail
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 Keeping Elderly People Safe in a Heatwave. Heatwave Keeping Elderly people safe in a Heatwave. FREE ROOM THERMOMETERS AVAILABLE- keep an eye on the temperature. Summer has … 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
