Reading glasses (You will want to wear!) It was once suggested that by the end of 2020 one quarter of …
No one gives a monkey
No one gives a monkey The first title I gave this blog post was Muse as I was feeling thoughtful …
Communication Aids
Communication Aids These lost for words sheets are probably one of the most simple communication aids on the market today. …
Diet & Dementia
I have just seen this on the Barchester website and thought is was so useful I needed to share it …
Living with an allergy?
Living with an allergy? I have lived with an allergy to furry animals most of my life caused …
V is for
Recently the V-word has been this damned virus. As the pandemic slows and the UK consumerists are …
Mobii Interactive Systems
Mobii Interactive Systems This video showcases the Mobiis’ functions and flexibility. I used to have great pleasure in demonstrating this …
UK Blog Awards
UK BLOG AWARDS 2016 – CARON CARES is announced as the WINNER I sit at my desk and type this …
Age UK link
Age UK This is a nice little article on the Age UK website, which I was asked to contribute …
Happy to Share
Happy to Share Introducing version two of my ‘Happy to Share’ cards. I was incredibly lucky that James from …
Boris pledges to fix social care.
Source: Pledges to fix social care could cost Boris Johnson dearly | UK news | The Guardian. Such a huge …
CCTV in Care Homes
CCTV in care homes is a controversial issue. so is abuse of vulnerable elderly people.
Happy to Share
Happy to Share These are my original Happy to Share cards I designed in 2015 before ‘loneliness’ became a buzz …
Meeting Sarah Gravenstede
Meeting Sarah Gravenstede Following on from Mad March and my Modelling the 28th saw me meet Sarah Gravenstede. She is the …
Mad March & my modeling.
Mad March and my modeling. This is the first real chance I have had to sit and write for …
Belated Wishes
Belated wishes to my little blog. Another year has come and passed. April the 17th 2019 saw Caron Cares reach …
Care Home Laundry
No-one wants to think of a loved one wearing clothes belonging to someone else in a care home environment. There are a few simple things you can do to prevent this.
Electric Vehicles and Safety
It is estimated that by 2020 there will be over one million electric vehicles on our roads with the distances they are capable of traveling on one charge varying between 100 -300 miles now they are becoming a more practical option.
NHS Funding for Care
NHS Funding for Care Paying for care is a contentious issue. Many people feel they have worked hard …
Use it or Lose It.
Use it or Lose it, Staying Independent You know how the saying goes ‘use it or lose it’ well …
Happy New Year
Happy New Year 2019 May I wish you and yours all the very best for 2019. I sincerely hope …
Points of Light Award
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
Wristbands for people with dementia. Help to keep them safe and visible.
Jelly Drops
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
Blood in your Pee, Look in the pan when you Wee. Around 19,100 people in England are diagnosed with bladder or …
Invisible
Invisible This is a piece I wrote about loneliness. You are not blind, you can see, you have no …
Keeping elderly people well in a heatwave
Keeping elderly people well in a heatwave Free room thermometers available Many of us are loving the long hot Summer but a …
The Weekly Raid
The Weekly Raid The Weekly Raid may share its title with a sci-fi cartoon publication, but this magazine is freely …
Sorry Blog
I am sorry I love my blog with my heart and soul and it pains me that at the moment …
Wheelchair walking aid
Wheelchair walking aid. As a bit of an ideas person, I love this. As you may know, I am lucky …
Happy Birthday Caron Cares
Happy 6th Birthday Caron Cares I nearly missed marking the 6th anniversary of my blog, it was only as I …
Care Share
CARE SHARE – The multi-organisational and societal approach to eldercare. I entered this competition to raise awareness and share …
Don’t miss cold payments
Don’t miss cold weather payments I read this today as the snow is falling heavily outside. For Devon to …
Incontinence
“Taking the Pee” As this is my very special place, I am sharing my controversial article that is featuring in …
Adult Social Care Workforce
The Adult Social Care Workforce in England The Official report into the health of social care was published today and …
#metoo
#metoo -campaign to end incontinence product rationing in the UK Who will join me on a #metoo campaign to raise awareness of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Silly Season
Silly Season is here again When Christmas looms around the corner the whole of the blogosphere in the UK goes …
Internet and homecare
How the internet is changing home care. The internet has never played such a large part in our society …
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 …
Two minutes too many
Two minutes too many (A Rant) On a bright November morning, as the sun shone smiling through the fluffy winter clouds, I …
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 …
Free Flu Jab
Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …
More Gift Ideas
Christmas gift ideas for someone elderly or someone with dementia. The clock is ticking and now with less than 10 …
Charming!
Charming Whilst my blog may not be the most amazing, it is written with passion and consideration. You will therefore …
Dementia-No council tax
Dementia – no council tax due Tens of thousands of vulnerable people could be missing out on a council tax …
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 Caregiver health is a topic dear to my heart so when Joe from Vive Health offered to share …
Priceless
Priceless Still going strong, my free to make at home dementia assistance cards. These personalised, award-winning cards help people with …
Sorry
I am Sorry I sometimes feel my little blog gets neglected. Yes,there are well over 800 articles here, plenty …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Political Hats
Political Hats I wrote this before the General Election in June 2017. Better late than never to share …
Protecting the elderly-scams
Scams and how to protect someone elderly With an estimated 50% of elderly people reportedly being targetted for scams, I …
Aspririn
Do you carry an aspirin with you at all times? No nor do I, however, it may be worth starting …
Arthritis Pain
Simple Tips For Rethinking Arthritis Pain This is a guest post from Joe Flemming, from Vive Health. Arthritis pain in …
Pride of Britain Award
OMG! I have been nominated!
Get outside
Get Outside Research finds care home design isn’t depressing – providing you can actually get outside With around 40% …
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 …
Empathy Apathy
Empathy Apathy The recent revelations that Bupa, making £700 million a year profit from care homes are the perpetrators of …
Bike not buggy
Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still cycle everywhere? …
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 …
Social Care Alliance
The Social Care Alliance The election may be over but the politics is not. Social Care is a topical challenge, …
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 …
Good hydration
Think Drink As the temperatures start to rise it becomes more and more important to check that our elderly …
Constipation
Constipation needn’t be a pain in the bum! This article has been kindly written for Caron Cares by Nutritionist …
Age Related Sarcoponia
Age Related Sarcopenia One in 20 older people and one in three who live in residential or nursing home may …
ooops!
OOops! As a blogger/writer I tell it like it is. No mincing my words, no apologies. I don’t make things …
Evicted
Evicted In old age, your home is your castle, safe as houses as the saying goes. Or so it should …
In praise of our NHS
In praise of our NHS As a health and social care blogger, I decided to put the NHS emergency services …
Mobility Scooters
Mobility Scooters I am the biggest advocate for keeping our elderly independent, however not at the cost of accident and …
The Election
The Election Here goes! I never used to think of myself as politically minded. One day I was with a …
Gifting Assets
Gifting Assets (Shared from the WHICH website and very important to read and know) The cost of care – …
Battle Burnout
Battle Burnout More and more campaigners are finding themselves facing Battle Burnout. People like Jenny Moore who has fought for …
Buurtzorg: Neighbourhood care that is going global
Care Teams are the way forward The image above is one of my “Blue Sky Thinking” presentation slides, where …
Giving up Driving
Giving up driving Most of us rely on our cars and don’t want to think about the day we may …
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure High Blood pressure increases your risk not only of a stroke or heart attack but also …
In praise of the NHS
In praise of the NHS Nowadays all we seem to hear about is how the NHS is failing our elderly, …
Does exercise slow ageing
Does exercise slow ageing? We all know that exercise is good for controlling pain, weight, sleeping and just simply feeling …