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 …
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 …
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 …
Recognising elder abuse.
Recognising Elder Abuse Elder Abuse is not acceptable – Would you recognise some of the less obvious signs ? We all …
When should someone stop driving
When should someone stop driving? When do you think elderly people should stop driving? Should there be a stated age, …
Free First Aid Courses
NCC Home Learning are offering the public 1000 free courses in order to raise awareness of how to deal …
Social Care Alliance
Social Care Alliance Over the course of the past 5 years, I have found myself mutate from reporter, using Caron …
5th Birthday
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY TO CARON CARES Today I am celebrating a milestone. Caron Cares has reached it’s 5th Birthday. Most …
TIA’s
Transient Ischaemic Attacks – T.I.A’s A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is in essence a mini stroke. It is caused by a …
People not Problems
“People, not Problems” As a blogger and social media nightmare of the eldercare sector, I see it as my duty …
GB Care Awards, Finals
GB Care Awards – National Finals Friday the 31st of March saw thousands of people who work in the social …
Tiredness
Tiredness in later life Many people say they feel they are slowing down as they get older. Even my …
In praise of excellence
Manchester care-home judged one of the very best in the country Dystlegh Grange receives “Outstanding” rating from C.Q.C. Care Home …
Speech loss
Speech loss For someone who is rarely short of words, the prospect of not being able to effectively communicate would …
Who to inform of a death
Who do you tell in the event of a death? You have just lost a loved one and your …
Telecare, problem or solution?
This is what I never want to see – care home residents – monitored on screens from behind a desk …
Excellent Care
Excellent Care needs to be applauded Carole Anne Langmead, from Barnstaple, in Devon, is a Health & Social Care …
Mother’s Day, when Mum has passed
Making Mother’s Day less painful if you no longer have your Mum with you. Thoughtful and sensitive advice from Cruse. …
Over Prescribing
Over prescribing for the elderly is dangerous Having visited my doctors recently and jokingly been told they just “give you …
Planning ahead
Planning Ahead – Why local planners need to speak to the elderly. Local planners need to consult with the elderly …
Point to Sheets
Point to Sheets! I love what I do with such a passion. I write here on my blog …
Erectile Dysfunction
Let’s talk about Erectile Dysfunction! That’s part of the problem isn’t it? No one does want to talk about erectile …
Reflexology in homes
Gina Awad has recently been honoured at the Alzheimer’s Society National Dementia Friendly Awards with the accolade of “Dementia Champion …
PR
When I created Caron Cares, I needed to let people know about it. I lost track of the number …
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer- What should you look out for gentlemen? (and your ladies too!) There are currently 36,000 men in the …
Carer Crisis
Self-employed and unregulated Builders, barmaids and bankrupt businessmen are jetting in as care workers for the elderly, amid a spiralling …
Clear on cancer & heart disease
Be Clear on Cancer and other conditions No-one likes to think about cancer and heart disease but early detection saves …
Happy Hearts
Happy Valentines Day – Look after your heart. Please watch this video and have the heart to share it today …
UK’s oldest care worker
This is such an inspiring story and for once a postivie one too ! Source: ‘You’re never too old to …
Spreading the word
My invitation to speak to academics and researchers! My blog is a resource but it is also a tool for …
Cancer. Help for older people.
Changing lives for older people through access to advocacy Cancer affects many older people.Did you know that there has …
Devon Does Care
Devon Really Does Care – Does your county ? Devon is the third largest county in the UK and has …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Huffington Post
Guess who has been invited to write for the Huffington Post ? Here is the info behind the …
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 …
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 …
Research
I am always keen to involve readers with people interested in the lives and trials of care givers. I …
Car Cane
The Car Cane I don’t really need to say much about this car cane other than to say how useful …
Challenge
Can I make mobility scooter manufacturers listen? In my bid to help keep mobility scooter users safer I have emailed …
Saga’s Rebrand
Saga’s Rebrand I have just browsed through the first of the newly rebranded Saga’s. No longer the informative magazine for …
CPR. Yes or No
What is CPR and when is it not beneficial ? This doesn’t make for happy reading but it’s better to …
Competition
Win A Trabasack Worth over £40, sorry UK only due to postage costs. I have very kindly been given two …
Unsafe carbon monoxide detectors
WHICH reveal unsafe carbon monoxide detectors Which reveal the unsafe carbon monoxide detectors that failed their safety test. Find out how …
The scales have tipped
The scales have tipped for the social care sector I have been writing for a while on the social care …
Avoiding Flu
Flu Jabs As we move towards the middle of Autumn with Winter officially on December 1st, many of us …
Computer keyboards can be used to detect Parkinson’s disease symptoms at home | The Independent
A team of researchers has found a way for people to check themselves for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease at home, …
Patient bedside TV/Phone
Should the TV be free ? For many, during a hospital stay, the only source of entertainment for many is …
ITV
“Dying to stay!” Having had several cases come to light of elderly people and people with dementia almost starving to …
Be Safe, Be Seen
Be Safe, Be Seen With one in nine road deaths in the United Kingdom now being a scooter user, we …
Free room thermometers
Indian Summer I know I share this often, that’s because it is important. To have a thermometer sent to someone …
Social care in the news
This is the first of my series of shared news items. There is plenty of change afoot in the social …
Flagship Dementia Care
Rose Lodge, Exmouth, Devon. Voted outstanding by C.Q.C in 2016 With so much negative press surrounding social care I wanted …
Great South West Care Show
Finalist in 2 Categories – Boy! – What a year ! No words needed really. Just to let you know …
The Herbert Protocol
The Herbert Protocol Where has this been for the last 4 years of my blogging? Better late than never! …
Depression
Depression in the elderly With ageing comes understandable stresses. Lack of mobility, pain, bereavement can all contribute to feeling low …