Happy New Year to you. I sincerely hope that 2016 brings you happiness and health for both yourself and your …
Spare a thought
Home Alone Please share a thought on this day of fun and joy for the many thousands of elderly people …
Happy Christmas
I sincerely hope, however you are spending Christmas this year, you have a lovely time. As you are gearing up for …
Blue Badge eligibility
Blue Badge eligibility Blue Badges entitled severely disabled drivers and passengers to make use of concessionary parking spaces. The scheme …
Pippa Kelly – Bravo Timothy West
Regular readers will know much I admire the work of fellow blogger Pippa Kelly who also writes about the elderly …
Nuisance Calls
Nuisance calls and how to help protect the elderly (With thanks to Lyndsey Burton MD of Choose the consumer site discussing money, home …
Fire safety
Fire safety for the elderly and disabled. Fire safety is important for us all but especially so for the elderly …
The Dementia Assistance Card
The Dementia Assistance Card The Dementia assistance card provides a clear and concise way for someone with dementia to ask …
Remote controls
Great idea for a useful Christmas present. Remote control for the elderly ( Not literally !) These are a …
Elderly Vulnerability
Lonely and alone – the vulnerability of the elderly. Case study The last couple of days have been tough at …
Macular Degeneration- protecting your eyes.
Protecting your eyes – Macular Degeneration The largest cause of sight loss in the UK is age related macular degeneration. …
Don’t let the elderly die of cold
Each winter, one older person dies every 7 minutes from the cold Research has shown there is a general lack of …
Plug in air fresheners – Fire Risk
Plugin air fresheners have been linked to house fires. Please read and share. This is not an article as such …
Fostering the elderly ?
Would fostering the elderly work ? Watching the news one morning about a couple who had foster children removed from their …
Why the elderly bruise badly
Why the elderly bruise badly Have you ever wondered why we seem to bruise more as we age? I am always …
Christmas meal and Malnutrition
Do you know an elderly person not having a home made Christmas lunch ? With less than a month to …
Dementia assistance cards
LUCK -When preparation meets opportunity – the Dementia Assistance Cards A few months ago a message was posted on Facebook …
How does Warfarin work
How does Warfarin work Most of the elderly people I work with are prescribed Warfarin and although I know what …
Circulation Boosters
Circulation Boosters Exercise at home during the winter and keep your circulation moving plus reduce swelling and ease aches and …
Hot Water Bottles
Hot water bottles and the elderly Hot water bottles have been in existence since the 16th century. Hot coals from the …
Please vote
Made it to the Finals – Please Vote I entered Caron Cares in the Bloggers Lounge “Blogger of the Year …
Manuka honey and leg ulcers
Manuka honey may help heal leg ulcers and other skin lesions. My Mother in Law had the most terrible leg …
Christmas Pudding
Christmas Pudding and stir up Sunday Christmas is nearly upon us once again as the days in November fly …
Listen, talk, connect
Listen, talk, connect This initiative has been created to help deal with the difficultly of communicating with someone with dementia …
The Jumbulance Trust
The Jumbulance Trust The Jumbulance Trust is an unwell and disabled travel charity that exists to make it possible for …
Showering with a wound or cast
Showering with a dressed wound or cast Accidents happen and sadly as we age falls become more common place. I …
Tena – no water hair wash
I love it! Tena – no water hair wash I was a visitor at the Care and Dementia show in Birmingham …
Macular, best reading options
What colour combination is best for people with Macular degeneration? Did you know that people with impaired vision/sight loss …
Denture Danger
Denture Danger Important! Please share this with anyone you know who wears dentures. Recent research reveals that wearing your dentures …
Anti-social Fireworks
Remember, Remember the 5th of November Tomorrow may be Bonfire night but many of us have been seeing and hearing …
Ice Foot stick ferrule
The Ice Foot from Flexyfoot. As another Winter dawns and the nights draw in, I always start to think about …
Dementia in the workplace
Dementia in the workplace Dementia is not only a disease suffered by those in old age, it is increasingly being …
Memory jogging Puzzles
Memory Jogging Puzzles – for people with dementia. Karen Miller developed Memory Jogging Puzzles and Matching Games in 2008 and with …
Save Our Home Care
Save Our Home care Supported by Hales Care Right now in the UK nearly 1 million people rely on home …
Read and Weep #dementia
The Truth behind dementia in China – even today. Whilst Caron Cares exists primarily to share information to help you …
Substance Abuse
Sex,drugs and Alcohol Joking apart substance abuse is a big issue amongst older adults and I was delighted when Melissa …
Keep on cycling
Keep on cycling – whatever age you are I have been introduced to Get Cycling and want to share this with …
Activities for people with Dementia
I was delighted to read about this young man and his tireless efforts to make the lives of those …
What’s In a Name
Pippa Kelly I am delighted to share ” What’s in a name?” with you. This is a recent blog post …
Dementia Care -The Importance of Meal Times
The Importance of meal times in the care of someone with dementia When a person has Alzheimer’s or other dementia, …
What is a Bakers Cyst
What is a Bakers Cyst ? One of my clients who had a knee replacement latterly experienced increasing pain. A scan …
Birthdays
Birthdays are good for you ! Statistics show that people who have the most, live the longest. Father Larry Lorenzoni. …
Good nutrition for the elderly
Good nutrition for the elderly especially when they lack appetite With so much discussion about obesity currently, it is also …
Fear of falling
Fear of Falling in the elderly A fear of falling is making many elderly people prisoners in their own homes, …
Type 2 Diabetes Risk
There are 7 million people in the UK at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Are you or someone elderly …
Hearing loss in the elderly helps deaf youngsters
Headphone Sales Support Deaf Charity NDCS Amplicomms, the specialist manufacturer of Assistive Technology products, announced today their support for …
Listen to the elderly
Listen to the elderly I love nothing more than when one of my clients shares a story from the past. …
Dementia assistance card
Lily’s Story One of the reasons for the new dementia assistance card which was launched on 16/09/2015 The first time I noticed something …
Porridge the superfood
Porridge the super food. I am a huge fan of porridge. Made easier by the ready measured packs so …
RNIB-Talking Books
RNIB Talking Books For anyone to loose their sight is challenging if not devastating and if you have always been …
Animal Wool
Animal wool. What is it and what do you do with it I was introduced to animal wool by one …
B vitamins and good brain health
B Vitamins and good brain health How to keep a brain healthy. Eat a tin of sardines a day! High …
Haircare for the Elderly
Haircare for the elderly They don’t call it our ‘Crowning Glory’ for nothing, Men and women are still particular about …
Staying safe on mobility scooters.
Staying safe on a mobility scooter Should mobility scooters users have compulsory driving lessons before being allowed on the roads …
My Brain Book
My Brain Book – an on line repository for people with memory loss. Due to the nature of dementia, it …
Carers UK
Across the UK today 6.5 million people are carers, supporting a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill. …
Intergenerational living on the Rise
Inter-generational Families forced to live together A new study shows that inter-generational living is increasing as families are forced to …
Stop nuisance calls to mobile phones
Stop nuisance calls to mobile phones Did you know it is estimated that 85% of adults receive at least one …
Guide to long and short term care
“Guide to long and short term care” The Telegraph money department have produced a comprehensive guide to the mine field …
The Blue Badge Company
The Blue Badge Company As Ellen Green from the Blue Badge Company has recently pitched to the Dragons on Dragons Den …
Medicare’s New Rules
As the number of elderly Americans soars, Medicare is testing improved benefits for seriously ill seniors (As many of my …
Mobile phones for elderly users
Mobile phones for elderly users Whether you are a technophobe or enjoy retro classics, it seems more and more people …
Dementia – early diagnosis
Early diagnosis of dementia The importance of early dementia diagnosis is important to many, but not to all. The Jury …
Gloves or no gloves
Gloves or no gloves ? – that is the question As someone who is often with someone elderly person when …
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Early detection of prostate cancer It is a well known fact that men are notoriously slow in visiting their doctors …
Funding long term Care
Funding long term care. Most of us think about providing for our long term care costs. In the past …
Is it me
Is it me or can anyone else see the potential issue for wheelchair using supporters at Manchester United ? …
Why we need potassium
Why we need potassium Bananas have earned themselves quite a healthy reputation in the fitness world for the high levels …
Self neglect in the elderly
Self neglect in the elderly What can you do to help if an elderly person is displaying signs of self …
Mo Farah and the superloud doorbell
Mo Farah and the Super Loud Doorbell Mo Farah has been sent a very loud doorbell after claims he has …
Treating deafness – new research
Treating deafness – new research Researchers say they have taken a huge step forward in treating deafness after stem cells …
Do brain training exercises really work?
Do brain training exercises really work? Brain Training exercises in an attempt to prevent or slow cognitive decline is a …
Flexyfoot ferrules and canes
Those of you who have followed Caron Cares for a while now will know how much I love the Flexyfoot …
Care – critical concerns
CARE: critical concerns Written by Jeanette Whyman ( negligence solicitor) on July 14 2015 More than a third of adults in the …
Detecting AMD – the Amsler grid
Detecting Age Related Macular Degeneration. This is the Amsler Grid Developed by a Swiss Opthalmologist Marc Amsler, the amsler grid …
Please sign this petition
Meet Joanne Fowler Meet an extraordinary woman who is fighting to prevent …
Scooters on Mobility allowance
Did you know you can now purchase a mobility scooter using mobility allowance? Over the past 35 years, Motability has …
Increase the volume of phone calls and music
Increase the Volume of phone calls and music. For people with hearing loss, the latest products from amplicomms will …
Know your numbers
Know your numbers – the emergency ones Do you know the new numbers for our emergency services ? I didn’t …
Urinary Tract Infections
What is a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)? A urinary tract infection happens when bacteria in the bladder or kidney multiplies …
Bathing with wounds or casts
Bathing with wounds or casts Are you caring for a loved one who either has leg ulcers or has a …
Will Tech replace love
The future of elderly care could become the role of tech gadgets and less carer orientated. Yes this will keep …
Singing for the Brain
Singing for the brain. ‘Singing for the Brain’ is a service provided by Alzheimer’s Society which uses singing to …
To make you smile
Sometimes it is nice for me to share something light hearted with you. A letter to the Prime Minister …
Cycling Without Age
This is a wonderful initiative slowly spreading in the UK and has arrived in my home city prompting me to …
One million pensioners left to fend for themselves – Telegraph
Age UK says that more than one million pensioners who need help with simple tasks are being left without …
Telephone scammers and the over 55’s
People over 55-years-old are more likely to fall prey to telephone scammers By Bath Chronicle | Posted: July 06, …
Memory loss in old age breakthrough offers dementia hope, say researchers
Breakthrough linking protein in blood to memory loss raises hopes for dementia treatment, and could be key to keeping people …
My Notes Medical
My Notes Medical is an exciting new project which help to improve patient care in the future and protect people …
Care Advice Awards 2015
I am delighted to announce that Caron Cares has been selected as a winner in the Care Advice Awards 2015. …
How can older people play a bigger role in society?
This is a link to an article in the Guardian. The main points from this discussion is how to make …
Please vote
*******NOMINATION TIME IS HERE AGAIN ***** Voting for the Older People in the Media awards is now open. This year …
Winter Fuel Payment.
Who can get the winter fuel payment and how much is it ? Don’t delay. Claim today ! The Winter …
Safety in the home – kettle tipper
Who enjoys a few cups of tea or coffee to to see them through their day? Most of us if the …
Dementiaville by Pippa Kelly
Dementiaville by Pippa Kelly. I really appreciate Pippa Kelly’s writing and love to share her work. For more from …
Why do we lose our sense of taste
Why do we lose our sense of taste as we age ? Our ability to taste is …
Diabetes and Alzheimers Link.
Link found between diabetes and alzheimers. High levels of the hormone insulin, brought on by a bad diet, may …
“Beauty of Age” Competition
“The Beauty of Age “ Beauty is in the eye of the camera holder. I think black and white photos …
Attach a Tag
Ensure your loved ones clothes stay with them. If your loved one is in hospital or a residential home then …