Caring for those who care.
Caring for those who care.
A hydration revolution. Jelly Drops have been available since 2020 and helped thousands of people who struggle with adequate fluid intake. But just how good are they?
Over 10 million of its engaging fruit treats have now been sold so if you haven’t heard of them before and don’t know if they are worth buying please read the rest of this post.
Attracting young people into care work In the UK, young people are being targeted by the government in a bid …
Social Care Crisis – Human Rights Issue. Too Right it is! Source: Why the social care crisis is a human …
The Social Care resolution cannot wait Source: 672 days later, the social care resolution cannot wait – Independent Age …
Source: Long-term plan for NHS England ‘undeliverable’ amid staffing crisis | Society | The Guardian Theresa May has said the …
(Shared in it’s entirity to be saved for posterity) Screenwriter hopes new BBC production, called Care, will spark debate on …
Four or more diseases A study published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, reports that the …
We made the Huff! Not so much a useful blog post, more me saving this occasion to this depository. If …
Care Time Bomb True words from Alice Thomson of the Times. Time will indeed tell, and I agree with her …
Unclaimed Benefits There is no shame to claim – or is there? With alarming findings being reported in the Independent …
£7 billion deficit in elderly care – a year ! I have been banging on about this for a few …
Bike not Buggy Whilst they may not be Bradley Wiggins, have you noticed how some elderly people still cycle everywhere? …
Care Teams are the way forward The image above is one of my “Blue Sky Thinking” presentation slides, where …
GP Shortage starts to bite. Patients will lose their “automatic right” to a same-day doctor’s appointment under new plans to …
Diversity diets in Care Catering for special diets is an area of increasing concern in social care, but some charities …
Former Liverpool striker Ian St John calls on football’s leaders to look after former professionals who have dementia and Alzheimer’s …
This is such an inspiring story and for once a postivie one too ! Source: ‘You’re never too old to …
Cuts, cuts and more cuts and a Government unable to solve the problem in the social care disaster. Association says …
Care crisis will require people to be as responsible for their parents as they are their children Caring for …
I saw this coming, just hoped it never would. I am greatly saddened at hout we as a developed nationa …
A quarter of men “could be spared invasive prostate biopsies” if gland was scanned first. Source: ‘Huge leap’ in …
Christmas for people with dementia. Christmas is not always the “the most wonderful time of the year” as the song …
Saga’s Rebrand I have just browsed through the first of the newly rebranded Saga’s. No longer the informative magazine for …
With the Queen having just turned 90 did you know …. that the number of pensioners has doubled …
This is a post I shared way back in 2012. I would like to think that now people with dementia …
Wearitbeatit day. Share your colour ( red ) and help raise funds and awareness for the British Heart Foundation. This year …
Staying safe on a mobility scooter Should mobility scooters users have compulsory driving lessons before being allowed on the roads …
Many elderly people are living with undiagnosed heart conditions. One in four people in their 80s are needlessly living with …
Following hospital discharge the elderly are missing out Older people are missing out on help needed after a …
Leandra Becerra, believed to be the world’s oldest living person, turned 127 on Sunday in Mexico. Leandra Becerra marked the …
People who give up cigarettes live longer than smokers – regardless of what age they were when they stop a …
Asprin could be as effective as more expensive drugs for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm researchers …
It appears the gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could be living as long as …
The cost of diabetes is not only measured by those living with the disease but it also has far reaching …
Lonely lives of the rural elderly The Daily Telegraph reported on the 22nd of July on the lonely lives of …
All our senses are important but having watched my mother in law and several of my clients lose their …