Put Your Phone Down
Put your phone down …..and start a conversation. Much as the internet and smartphones are amazing, helpful, informative etc.etc. more …
Care Vouchers
Care Vouchers Tax-free vouchers like those used by parents to pay for childcare should be offered to encourage people to …
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Whilst I am excited about the arrival of 2018, I am also mindful that a New Year …
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 …
Three blind (drunk) mice
This is a true Story – my Boxing day funny. I share this one each Boxing Day, until I find …
Happy Christmas
Wishing you a Happy Christmas. I hope you have the best Christmas you can.Thank you for all your supprt …
Hospital Bag
Pack your bag! Especially relevant at Christmas time……. Make sure you have a hospital bag packed for someone elderly …
Vet Vouchers
Vet Vouchers The ideal gift for someone elderly who has a pet. Ever struggled to buy an elderly relative, friend …
Communication sheets
“Lost for words” Easy to use communication sheets Imagine being trapped in your own mind, knowing what you want to …
A Caregivers Words.
A Caregivers words. – I saw this on Facebook and wanted to share it here. This is for all caregivers …
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 …
Silly Season
Silly Season is here again When Christmas looms around the corner the whole of the blogosphere in the UK goes …
Budget Blues
Budget Blues “It was the night before the Budget, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not …
Walking Football
Walking Football We all know we should be doing 20 minutes aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week according …
Make-over
Make-over Today, the 20th of November 2017, marks the dawning of a new phase in this blog. Over five years …
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 …
Dementia Friendly Society
Dementia Friendly Society When I first wrote this article in 2013, dementia was still a very misunderstood disease. I like …
Vascular Dementia
How does Vascular Dementia differ from Alzheimers? Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s and …
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 …
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. …
Free Flu Jab
Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …
Charming!
Charming Whilst my blog may not be the most amazing, it is written with passion and consideration. You will therefore …
Care Workers Organisations
Care workers Organisation At long last a professional body for carers The National Association of Care and Support Workers The …
Caregiver Health
Caregiver Health As air stewards say “Fit your oxygen mask, before you fit someone else’s”. This is the same for …
Priceless
Priceless Still going strong, my free to make at home dementia assistance cards. These personalised, award-winning cards help people with …
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 …
Unclaimed Benefits
Unclaimed Benefits There is no shame to claim – or is there? With alarming findings being reported in the Independent …
£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 …
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 …
Street Wardens
Street Wardens for the elderly We all know we are an increasingly ageing society. We all know there are insufficient …
Maintaining Brain Health
Maintaining brain health for people with dementia Physical health, nutrition, mood . . . caregivers of aging parents with dementia …
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 …
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms. In England, screening for AAA is offered to men during the year they turn 65. …
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 …
The perfect care home
The Perfect Care Home. I have followed the work of Paul Burstow for some time now and this article mirrored …