Caring for those who care.
Help Putting on Compression Stockings If you care for someone who needs to wear compression stockings you will know how …
Social Care Crisis – Human Rights Issue. Too Right it is! Source: Why the social care crisis is a human …
Eyekepper Glasses Age does not come alone, someone once said to me and it’s so true. Even for me at …
The Social Care resolution cannot wait Source: 672 days later, the social care resolution cannot wait – Independent Age …
Imagine being able to scoop up goldfish or have birds resting in the palm of your hand. Imagine piecing together a virtual jigsaw of times gone by? Tovertafel light projections can allow this to happen.
Source: Long-term plan for NHS England ‘undeliverable’ amid staffing crisis | Society | The Guardian Theresa May has said the …
Teething Trouble. How to encourage someone with dementia to brush their teeth Just as we teach a young child …
These frames are also a relaxing alternative to TV and I know several care homes use them to share photos of activities residents have enjoyed. Many of them have the capacity to store thousands of photos in a compact and easy to view way.
Happy New Year 2019 May I wish you and yours all the very best for 2019. I sincerely hope …

Points of Light Award Today is MY day. The 19th of December 2018. It’s not my Birthday, but it …
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 …
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 …

“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 …