Monthly Archives: September 2011

From virtual pets to pill reminders, a round up of useful smartphone apps

10 of the best apps for older people

From virtual pets to pill reminders, a round up of useful smartphone apps

 

Pill Reminder Pro, 69p, iOS

Enter in the name of your pill, dosage, frequency, and what time(s) of day, and Pill Reminder sends a message via PUSH alert. Reviews on the Apple app store are mixed, but one user writes they “can’t do without this”.

East of England March and Rally against disability cuts

The Hardest Hit Rally, Norwich
East of England
March and Rally,

Norwich, 22 October 2011

In May, 1000s of disabled people marched in London, to speak up about planned cuts to benefits and services.
The Government are deciding on more cuts this Autumn.

We are marching in Norwich, to tell the Coalition Government that cutting services will make life very difficult for disabled people and people with long term conditions. Disabled people and their families and carers will be the Hardest Hit by cuts to benefits and services.

Red tape is the biggest worry for carers

 The care support system, and not the care giving, that is causing stress.

 
Published Date: 23 September 2011
 

THE biggest stress unpaid carers face is not the work and attention involved in their duties, but dealing with local authority systems, it has been warned.
A group of carers has told MSPs that filling out forms, securing financial help and requesting assistance is harder than actual caring.

Politicians in attendance at the presentation vowed to seek improvements.