I feel surprisingly calm and relaxed this New Year’s Day. No resolutions. No recriminations in my head over what I did not accomplish...

I like to remember that before he got vascular dementia, Dad was head of my family and had responsibility for all of us, I hated that...

January is National HOT TEA MONTH. This gives us a great excuse to host lots of tea parties - not that we really need any excuses for...

"Begin blogging at 80+? Not a lot of people do that! But I did and it has changed my life. Between blogging and the social media a...

Actually, I'm feeling slightly sorry for myself as I write this. As you know I have spent months building the website, adding new pages...

A lot has happened since I was a finalist at the UK Blog Awards 2016. I have been joined by many more bloggers who have written some...

The Child in your Eyes We all have that child in our eyes, we all see things sometimes through a child’s eye. How many times have you had...

Breezie tablet computers are designed for older users and are in use in the UK, the USA and Australia. The Breezie interface helps people...

This morning I received a post on the Facebook Page @ActivitiesChat, it make me smile, giggle and gave me a general feel good start to my...

Sick of hearing about bad care in care homes? Join us as we look at the good things that happen in care homes. Thornbank Residential...

Silverhairs Keith Paterson has built Silverhairs and dedicates his time to providing help and support to older people who have problems...

DIY SOS takes on towering challenge in Blackpool for BBC Children in Need Nick Knowles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and the ‘Purple Shirts’...

We spend a lot of time considering the right articles to put in every single one of The Daily Sparkles. Our company slogan is ‘Happy...

Power of television celebrated by key media alliances on World Television Day Brussels, 21 November 2016 Television is often frowned upon...

This week we take another look at the Age Uk Mobility article Life Lessons, Inspirational older people. Original article:...

Sam is a musical gym for the brain, but why is this important, and how does it work? To answer this question we need to examine the brain...

At the end of last year Age UK asked some of the most inspirational people they could find, what, upon reflection, their life lesson...

For too long, Activity Coordinators have been expected to work at home and in their own time, to organise activities. Much more will be achieved if they can be allocated a space to work, the correct tools for the job and the support of all members of staff. Here's my top 7 essentials for every Activity Coordinator 1. Laptop Organising and researching activities Finding FREE resources (wordsearches, colouring pages for adults, etc.) Creating resources to compliment thei