Sarah WhitebloomNov 9, 20171 min readWhy does everything have to be so hard? A reader asks OLM ForumNo one has told them what help they could get - in terms of benefits or transport or even a blue badge...they trundle along unnoticed, never
Sarah WhitebloomNov 7, 20171 min readDid you say you are fed up with rotten care homes, disgusted by attitudes to older people and angry Whenever I talk to an older person or someone who cares for older people they have a lot to say - an awful lot to say - on all sorts of...
Sarah WhitebloomOct 4, 20173 min readA Reluctant Daughter's DiaryHad they any idea how long it takes older people to be ready for visitors in the morning? They would have to sleep in the sitting room, full
Sarah WhitebloomSep 27, 20173 min readPrice, peas and persistent salesmen: How my parents finally got a stair liftThere was a marked difference in price
Sarah WhitebloomAug 16, 20172 min readBad people rob the elderly - not Powers of AttorneyPersonally, I know of three cases in which older people have been fleeced by those in whom they put their trust - their own children
Sarah WhitebloomMay 26, 20173 min readThe Saga of the Stairlift Part OneMy frail and elderly parents – she is 87 and he is 95 - are still just about coping with independent living in their modest 1950s...