If you think an elderly person is unsafe to drive because of a medical condition you can inform DVLA annonymously.
Jelly for Elderly People.
(Image Credit: Pixabay) Jelly For Elderly People A traditional British dessert. But is Jelly more than just easy pudding? Jelly …
How to have a dementia-friendly Christmas
For someone caring for someone with dementia, Christmas can bring on added pressure and issues. It is often forgotten that caring responsibilities can be relentless and exhausting. For the person with dementia, they need familiarity and Christmas brings lots of additional decorations and visitors
How to use a walking stick correctly
(Image source: Pixabay) How to use a walking stick correctly Most people who need help walking start by using a …
Big Button Phones
Big Button phones are ideal for anyone with impaired sight or dexterity issues. They provide a spacious, easy press keyboard and the facility to store favourite numbers.
Raised Toilet Seats.
Raised toilet seats Raised toilet seats are really useful for elderly people as they make it easier to get …
Improve Your Health
Improve Your Health. It is never too late and you are never too old to find ways to improve your …
Hidden Disability Help
Hidden Disability Help Did you know that 49% of us fly abroad at least once a year? With the weather …
Pimp My Zimmer
Pimp My Zimmer “Pimp My Zimmer”, the scheme originating in an Essex care home in 2016 scheme has shown to …
Free Flu Jab
Free Flu jab – but not for all carers Having just had my 5th flu jab in as many years, …
Clostridium Difficile
Clostridium Difficile – what is it ? If you don’t read any further, please just read this. Alcohol gel is …
Struggle To Reach Your Feet
Ever struggled to reach your feet to put your socks/tights on ? Do you care for someone elderly who does …
Removing Lids
Ice cream tub or challenge of the day ? To the younger person this looks like an innocuous tub of …
Improvised Urine Bottles for Men
Need a male urine bottle and the shops are shut ? If you are caring for a man following illness …
Denture Cleaning – Top Tip
Cleaning dentures. When cleaning dentures ensure that you don’t use hot water as this makes dentures brittle and don’t use …
Denture Cleaning Tablets – Top Tip
If you care for someone elderly who has dentures they probably have denture cleaning tablets don’t they? Did you know …
Christmas with Dementia
Introduction. I was delighted to be approached by the company responsible for marketing for the UK’s largest independent care …
Key Safe Top Tip
Do You Struggle To Stop The Key From Slipping In a Key Safe ? I do and when I …
Easy Unwrapping Top Tip
Make Christmas unwrapping easy for someone elderly Stiff, sore and swollen fingers make unwrapping parcels tightly bound with …