Here’s a simple idea to make a personalised dementia fidget blanket from a cushion instead of buying more stuff you don’t need. Help your loved one with dementia and the planet at the same time by using recycled materials to make a sustainable fidget blanket from a cushion! You can use any old bits of […]

Some families with dementia haven’t heard of the work of Admiral Nurses. They may have heard about Dementia UK but have not linked it to Admiral Nurses. Dementia UK is THE charity that runs the Admiral Nurse service. It aims to promote, develop and support the Admiral Nurse Service. Admiral Nurses are a lifeline to families

How to get a urine sample from someone with dementia when your loved one doesn’t want to or is unable to as their caregiver, especially when you fear a UTI? I’ve lost count of the number of UTIs mum has had over the years and how difficult it is to get a urine sample from

Have I been letting people down? Yesterday, I received a kind message about this blog. I haven’t blogged in a long time for various reasons, but this message reminded me of why I started it in the first place. It raised the question of whether to continue to blog? For those new to my blog,

The Warm Home Discount 2021/22 is a one-off payment by energy suppliers to pay a rebate to eligible low income and vulnerable households each winter. It’s an obligation for energy suppliers to provide support for those in fuel poverty. Why am I talking about it as a dementia carer? Some energy suppliers have added criteria

Feeling low, tired, exhausted after giving everything that you have as a caregiver, nothing left to give. Is this Caregiver burnout?

It’s been over a year since Mum had to go into hospital for an emergency. But here we are again! So Mum was hospitalised on Friday, and it was horrible as always. I can never get used to being taken into hospital. It’s always scary and made much worse now with the COVID. A lovely