Silverline
The Silver Line – A Life Line What a difference a voice makes. Now into its fourth year, I wonder …
Devon Does Care
Devon Really Does Care – Does your county ? Devon is the third largest county in the UK and has …
Caring for Mum and Dad
Care crisis will require people to be as responsible for their parents as they are their children Caring …
Waiting for God. “Warehousing”
I saw this coming, just hoped it never would. I am greatly saddened at hout we as a developed nationa …
Keep exercising.
You are never too old to exercise. Older woman who do not exercise daily have cells biologically older than their …
Elderly in the Media
A quick note from me, Caron Sprake, the passionate writer of Caron Cares. You may have noticed that this year, …
‘Huge leap” prostate cancer
A quarter of men “could be spared invasive prostate biopsies” if gland was scanned first. Source: ‘Huge leap’ in …
Keep an eye on your health.
Keep an eye on your eye health. Nowadays, an eyesight test does so much more than just check your …
Help with vet bills for the elderly
Help with vet bills for the elderly Many elderly people living alone rely on their pet as a source of …
Talking Pegs
Talking Pegs. Helping people with sight or memory loss Recommended by the Macular Society these Talking Pegs allow you to record …
Dementia Assistance Range
The Dementia Assistance Range. In 2015, I had the idea of a card to help people with dementia and their …
Beggars Belief
Be grateful for what we do have. (My second article for the Huffington Post. Shared here first. Please let me …
Finalist Again
Thank you for getting me to the Finals again. I am delighted to announce that for the third consecutive year …
Operation Christmas Dinner
Operation Christmas Dinner Months of planning and organising saw the culmination of ” Operation Christmas Dinner” a UK-wide initiative, providing elderly …
Happy New Year
Happy New Year I sincerely hope 2017 is a good year for you and yours. I hope it brings calm …
Huffington Post
Social Care, in the balance – or have the scales tipped? “I’ll Huff and I’ll puff and I’ll close care …
Queens Speech
The Queen acknowledges carers I have copied her speech in it’s entirity to mark the fact that she has acknowledged …
No tie shoe laces
No-tie shoe laces. Bending down to tie laces gets harder as you get older, it’s also tricky for anyone with …
Clostridium Difficile
Clostridium Difficile – what is it ? If you don’t read any further, please just read this. Alcohol gel is …
Christmas with dementia
Christmas for people with dementia. Christmas is not always the “the most wonderful time of the year” as the song …
Winter Vomiting Bug
This is one gift not to share at Christmas! Winter vomiting bug, coming soon to a hospital near you. When …
Christmas meals for the elderly
You can make a difference to someone elderly this Christmas “Operation Christmas Dinner” Sorry the image looks so small, you …
Large key safe
Large Key Safe This Large Key Safe is ideal for someone like myself who struggles with both the key pad …
Blog Awards 2017
One of the proudest moments of my Life This was my proudest moment as an eldercare Blogger, late into the …
The Perfect Rise and Recline
The Perfect Rise and Recline Chair At the ICL conference, I met some very interesting people, one of whom was …
Struggle to hear the TV
Does someone you know struggle to hear the TV ? I always share the Amplicomms press releases as Hearing Direct …
Huffington Post
Guess who has been invited to write for the Huffington Post ? Here is the info behind the …
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality and people with dementia. I am not the most tech-savvy person in the world and am known for my …
Dementia Whisperer
Book Review – The Dementia Whisperer By Ages B Juhasz. I was delighted to be asked to review this book …
Simply Go
Affordable funerals with dignity and care. No-one wants to talk about funerals, it’s facing our innermost fears of death …
Gifts for the elderly this Christmas
Gifts for the elderly this Christmas. Hopefully you are starting to get nicely organised? Gifts bought and wrapped …….No…..struggling to …
Santa Forgot
Just Imagine if Santa forgot This has to be one of the best Christmas advertisements of all time, combining Christmas …
Triple
Winner of the “Care Innovator” category Well, what can I say? Having deliberated as to whether I attended the Great …
GBCareAwards
Bitter-sweet success Today sees me at the Regional Finals of the Great British Care Awards in not one but two …
Social Care Reform
We all know the social care sector is in trouble. Continued cuts to services when the demand for them is …