Respite for the carer: for people with no spare time
Advice on respite for the carer tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Non-slip changes at home: the long game versus the quick fix
Put non-slip changes at home back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Where grab bars belong: costing it honestly
Advice on where grab bars belong tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Night lighting that prevents falls: five common misreadings
Advice on night lighting that prevents falls tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
A medication reminder system: only a few moves matter
Separate two things in a medication reminder system: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Check-in routines for someone alone: the wrong order wears you out
Separate two things in check-in routines for someone alone: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Setting up a phone for an older person: five common misreadings
Put setting up a phone for an older person back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…
Preparing for a hospital visit: when a professional should step in
Most people do not fail at preparing for a hospital visit from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Handing over a condition file: from messy to orderly
Most people do not fail at handing over a condition file from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Softening food without losing nutrition: costing it honestly
Anyone who has spent time on softening food without losing nutrition has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence.…
First response after a fall: the wrong order wears you out
Put first response after a fall back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Noticing cognitive change: how to tell you are doing it right
If you only read one paragraph, read this: noticing cognitive change depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Choosing age-friendly furniture: how to start and how to keep it
Put choosing age-friendly furniture back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Picking a walking aid: for people with no spare time
If you have already tried picking a walking aid and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Bathroom safety: from messy to orderly
Most people want bathroom safety to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day. Everything…
Managing room temperature: when a professional should step in
If you have already tried managing room temperature and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Mood and social contact: for people with no spare time
Put mood and social contact back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Splitting care shifts: the wrong order wears you out
If you have already tried splitting care shifts and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
The long-term cost of care: turning choices into a process
If you only read one paragraph, read this: the long-term cost of care depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
A hospital bag list: turning choices into a process
Anyone who has spent time on a hospital bag list has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…