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Making Blueberry & Banana Pancakes for my Grandparents – My Life as a Carer

Making Blueberry & Banana Pancakes for my Grandparents – My Life as a Carer

Sep 21, 2023 | Latest Posts, Tutorials & Resources | 0

Making Blueberry & Banana Pancakes for my Grandparents We’re sharing a simple recipe...

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How to Access Support with NHS inform

How to Access Support with NHS inform

Sep 20, 2023 | Latest Posts, Tutorials & Resources | 0

How to Access Support with NHS inform – My Life as a Carer Have you explored NHS inform? As...

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Helping my Grandparents to Live Independently in Perthshire | My Life as a Carer

Helping my Grandparents to Live Independently in Perthshire | My Life as a Carer

Jun 6, 2023 | Latest Posts, Tutorials & Resources | 0 |

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Cooking Almond Crusted Salmon with Avocado Sauce for My Grandparents -My Life as a Carer

Cooking Almond Crusted Salmon with Avocado Sauce for My Grandparents -My Life as a Carer

Apr 10, 2023 | Latest Posts, Tutorials & Resources | 0

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Kyle Discovers: How the FOOD we eat affects our body AND brain

Kyle Discovers: How the FOOD we eat affects our body AND brain

Jan 5, 2023 | Stories | 0

Kyle Discovers: How the FOOD we eat affects our body and BRAIN “Our cognitive health might...

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We recently made these nutritious 🫐blueberry an We recently made these nutritious 🫐blueberry and 🍌banana oat pancakes for our grandparents 👵🏻👴🏻 and they loved them! If you’re a carer, especially for someone who is elderly, this recipe can be a fun, affordable, and creative way to add more nutrition into their diet. Give it a try. Did you know @nhstayside have a range of healthy recipes on their website? You might like to try their fruity pancake recipe which can be found on their community cookit recipes page. @betterhealthnhs also share lots of great tips around living a healthy lifestyle. You can also discover more about healthy living at www.nhsinform.scot or via @nhs24.scot #nhsscotland #nhsinform #careblairproject #healthyeating #nutritiousfood #banana🍌 #blueberrypancakes #superfoodnutrition #seniorcare #eldercare #carersweek #carers #unpaidcarers #universalcredit #caringforothers #sharingiscaring❤️ #caringforparents #blairgowrie #perthshirescotland
As a carer for two elderly family members, i’m d As a carer for two elderly family members, i’m discovering new recipes like this Creamy Avocado Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli that are full of nutrients and help us to stay in good health for longer. Discover the recipe below. Ingredients: - Pasta of choice - Skinless chicken breast, cut into strips - 1/4 tsp of salt - Broccoli - Pepper - Walnuts, finely chopped For the Creamy Avocado Sauce 🥑 - 1 avocado - 1/2 cup of full-fat coconut milk, look for a high coconut extract (70% or more) for optimal nutrition - 1/2 cup of water - The juice of 1 lemon 🍋 - 1/2 tsp of salt 🧂 - 1/4 tsp of black pepper - 1 tsp of thyme Instructions: 1) Bring a pot of pasta to the boil, add salt 2) Prepare the avocado, then add to a food processor along with all the ingredients for the avocado sauce and process until smooth and creamy 3) Next, prepare your chicken and veggies 4) Add the chicken to the pan first over a medium-high heat and allow to cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through 5) Add the veggies to the pan with the chicken and cook for a further 3-5 minutes or until the veggies are soft 6) drain the pasta while you wait 7) Add the chicken and veggies to the pasta and stir through 8) add the avocado sauce to the pasta and stir through 9) After plating up, sprinkle a handful of finely chopped walnuts to give an added nutritious crunch #sharingiscaring #blairgowrie #perthshirescotland #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #unpaidcarer #vitaminsandminerals #grandparentslove #universalcredit #carersallowance #nutritiongoals
Have you used NHS inform before? As a carer myse Have you used NHS inform before? As a carer myself, this certainly helps me to connect, learn, and discover what I need to know and I hope you find this useful in your own life, too. NHS inform is one of Scotland's best free health resources. By being fully accessible to the public, we get access to a wealth of shared information that helps people like us to quickly connect, learn, and discover the support we may be looking for while at the same time enabling us to become more resourceful, knowledgable, and self-reliant in our own communities. Our post, 'How to Access Support with NHS inform', will hopefully share how helpful and valuable NHS inform, and the people behind it, are. Remember, sharing is caring. @nhs24.scot @nhstayside nhs #nhsinform #nhsscotland #nhs #sharingiscaring #selfcare #selfreliant #selfreliance #caringforeachother #communitycaring #caringcommunity #communityservice #communitysupport #supportyourlocals #carersweek #carer #unpaidcarers #universalcredit #carersallowance #seniorcare #eldercare #mentalhealthadvocate #wellnessadvocate #advocateforyourself #advocates #advocatelife #careblair #careblairproject
How to Discover your Nearest Public Toilet LOO-cat How to Discover your Nearest Public Toilet LOO-cations 🚾🚽. As a carer for two elderly and disabled family members, we’ve found The Great British Toilet Map to be a useful resource when travelling around Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and the U.K. We recently noticed that our local Blairgowrie public toilet listing information needed updated♻️. Discover the changes we made and visit www.toiletmap.org.uk to discover more ✅ #blairgowrie #perthshirescotland #publictoilet #disabledtoilet #accessibletoilet #accessible #accessibletravel #radarkey #sharingiscaring❤️ #carerlife #carer #caringforothers #caringcommunity #cooperative #communityservice #communitysupport #communityadvocate #advocates #advocacy #communityimpact
Helping us and those we care for to begin our day Helping us and those we care for to begin our day with a dose of healthy ingredients in a delicious way, like this veggie omelet for one is super quick to make, packed with vitamins and nutrients that will leave us feeling great, and is very affordable. Give this veggie omelet by @drjoshaxe a shot! ➡️ https://draxe.com/recipes/veggie-omelet/ #sharingiscaring #caringforothers #caringforeachother #cookingvideos #cookingtips #cookinghealthy #omelete #veggierecipes #veggielover #caregiving #seniorcare #elderlycare
Part two of ‘Helping my Grandparent’s Live Ind Part two of ‘Helping my Grandparent’s Live Independently’. Here, you’ll discover seven more ideas 💡 that may help to make the caring experience a little bit brighter, most especially if you are new to caring for someone. Discover more by clicking the link in the bio. . #sharingiscaring❤️ #caringforothers #shareable #sharegoodness #sharelove #carersweek #caregiving #carepackage #caregiver #personalcare #seniorcare #primarycare #elderlycare #independentliving #independence #perthshirescotland #perthandkinross #homecarenurse
During Carers Week 2023, Kyle shared some helpful During Carers Week 2023, Kyle shared some helpful resources he’s picked up along the way as a full-time carer for two elderly family members to make the caring experience better for everyone. Discover more at the link in the bio 🔑 . #sharingiscaring❤️ #carersupport #carersweek #carers #carerslife #caregiving #carepackage #personalcare #seniorcare #eldercare #independentliving #helpinghands #helpingpeople #helpingthecommunity . @pkavscarers23 @perthandkinross @carers_uk @carers.trust @carers_week
🩷 Carers can request a Radar Key 🔑 from thei 🩷 Carers can request a Radar Key 🔑 from their local council, usually at no (or low) cost to them or the people they care for. Or we can buy affordable keys from www.radarkeys.org, @disability_rights_uk and @bluebadgeco We recently used our radar key in #obanscotland The Radar Key 🔑 unlocks thousands of disabled (differently-abled) toilets 🚻 located in our local communities, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, train stations, etc, and is part of the National Key Scheme in the U.K. 🇬🇧. Check out www.toiletmap.org.uk to locate your nearest toilet 🚻. 🧡 If you live in Perth & Kinross, contact @perthandkinross and enquire about the Radar Key. We received ours for free. 💜 We can also download the @changingplacesuk app for iOS or Android to discover local disabled toilets near us. 💚 If your local toilet isn’t listed, be sure to use the ‘Are We Missing A Toilet’ option in-app and share details of the location(s) you would like to add to the map so we can help others to find their nearest toilets. 🩵 The @cilpk__ has more valuable information on their website about this topic. They can also issue Radar Keys and can be contacted via email at info@cilpk.org.uk #radarkey #unpaidcarer #carersupport #carers #differentlyabled #differentlyable #disabledaccess #accessibletoilet #accessibletravel #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #disability #disabilityadvocate #disabilitysupport #accessibilityforall #accessibilitymatters #accessibilityawareness #hiddendisability #nationalkeyscheme #perthandkinross #oban #disabilityservices
It’s Carers Week this June from 5th to 11th ❤️ it’s a campaign to raise awareness of caring and to help those of us who may not realise we’re carers to become aware of our contributions and gain access to much needed resources and support. #carersweek2023
👵🏻👴🏻What can we do to help make the ex 👵🏻👴🏻What can we do to help make the experience of using a walking frame (zimmer) better for aging seniors and those who may be differently-abled? For households with 2 or more zimmers, it can be a challenge to the user to remember which zimmer belongs to them. ✅Top tip: Get some noodles! (No, not the pot noodles 🍜) The noodles the kids use when swimming work the best because they are hollow inside and will allow you to cut to size and easily fit the noodle around the metal bar on the zimmer. For those who are visually impaired try using a bright coloured noodle and see if that works for them. Hope this little trick helps you on your caring journey 😊 Remember, sharing is caring. ❤️ #grannylove #grannys #grannystyle #grannygang #carer #carers #caringforeachother #caringforlife #sharingiscaring❤️ #sharingtime #sharingideas #homecarenurse #homecareassistance #carersupport #carerlife #elderlycare #elderlypeople #elderlycaregiving
Sharers, Over the last few months, I’ve been as Sharers, Over the last few months, I’ve been asking how can we take steps together to ease the cost of living crisis? [Link to full video in the bio] How do we build a community around an idea that helps make the right tools and resources accessible to everyone, affordably or for free? This is a story about what can happen when we choose to care about the energy that makes our daily lives possible, but that nibbles away at our monthly budget when we’re not looking. Over the last few weeks, I’ve filmed every step of the process as I try to figure out one thing.. What is the real cost of our household appliances? I am also asking the Perth and Kinross community to vote 🗳 in this community poll [LINK IN BIO] The poll asks us to choose whether or not you are interested in having a lending program at your local library so that you can check out a power monitor just like a book to take home and discover which appliances are consuming the most energy to enable anyone to make more cost effective choices in our energy consumption. Please consider taking a short minute to cast your vote and discover even more about this project on the CareBlair blog. Stay active, keep involved, and have fun! ❤️ - Kyle #sharingiscaring❤️ #energycrisis #costoflivingcrisis #costofliving #familyfirst #locallibrary #libraryofthings #communityfirst #communityservice #serving #helpinghands #handson
Climate change is once again rearing it’s ugly h Climate change is once again rearing it’s ugly head and last week, the UK melted all previous temperature records with parts of the country recording their first ever 40 degree heatwaves. An article by the BBC tells us that six million people live in areas at risk of higher heat. Is your area exposed to extreme heat? Check the heat map using the link in the bio! #careblair #sharingiscaring #ukheatwave #allweneedislove
Since the U.K. Government have announced their sup Since the U.K. Government have announced their support package for low-income households, we thought we'd share how we can go about accessing those cost of living payments. 1. EVERYONE will automatically be given £400 towards their energy bills from October 2022. 2. ANYONE receiving Universal Credit and the other four benefits mentioned in the slides accompanying this post will automatically be given £650 in two instalments. The first half will be distributed in July 2022 and the second half will be distributed in Autumn 2022. . Need more information? Check out www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment/ or there is always the local Citizens Advice hub in Perth @perthcab . #careblair #budgetlife #budgetfriendly #allweneedislove #costofliving #costoflivingcrisis #sharingiscaring❤️ #blairgowrie #rattray #alyth #couparangus #meigle #perth #dundeecity #perthshire #tayside #reduceenergy #reducebills #universalcredit #singleparents #singleparenting #homehelp
If you're like us and the other tens of thousands If you're like us and the other tens of thousands of households that experience the unexpected when it comes to household or work-related costs and expenses, then have you heard of a 'budgeting advance'? . It's a small loan we can borrow if we're experiencing an emergency that will allow us to pay for unexpected bills, sudden appliance breakdowns, and those sneaky costs like buying uniforms for work or school, buying tools for work, and transport costs that enable us to get and stay in work. . The thing is, although this is not a permanent solution that will solve any of our financial niggilly-bits, and it definitely 'walnut' bring us financial freedom... we can at least get some relief if we have an emergency on our hands that we have to deal with now. . So who can apply for this budgeting advance? Well, we can apply if we're on Universal Credit, Job Seekers Allowance (J.S.A), Employment Support Allowance (E.S.A), Income Support, or Pension Credit. . Applications are made by telephone and a decision is usually made on the same day. An advisor will look at our finances and determine whether or not we're able to pay back the amount we borrow. . Calls are made to the Universal Credit Helpline on 0800 328 5644. . A text phone is also available. Dial 18001 then 0800 328 5644. . Need more information? Check out the local Citizens Advice hub @perthcab . #careblair #budgetlife #budgetfriendly #allweneedislove #costofliving #sharingiscaring❤️ #blairgowrie #rattray #alyth #couparangus #meigle #perth #dundeecity #perthshire #tayside #reduceenergy #reducebills #universalcredit #singleparents #singleparenting #homehelp
One of the ways to make our income from Universal One of the ways to make our income from Universal Credit and other benefits better meet our needs is to utilize the free budget tool and calculator available on @perthcab (Citizens advice Scotland). LINK - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/debt-and-money/budgeting/budgeting/work-out-your-budget/ Seriously, simply having our spending either written down in front of us or presented to us visually goes along way in helping us to feel lighter, calmer, and in-control of our lives. Stop trying to store all of this information in your head, it takes up far too much unnecessary space and energy. De-clutter your mind of this information and instead store it on paper or somewhere in the universe (the cloud). Feel lighter, at peace, and in-control. To infinity and beyond! #careblair #mentalhealthawarenessweek #allweneedislove #costofliving #sharingiscaring❤️ #blairgowrie #rattray #alyth #couparangus #meigle #perth #dundeecity #perthshire #tayside #reduceenergy #reducebills #universalcredit #singleparents #singleparenting #homehelp
Looking for quick and easy hacks to save energy, l Looking for quick and easy hacks to save energy, lower your bills and reduce your carbon footprint? Whether you’re a social or private renter, a student, or you live with your parents, there are many things we can do. Take a look at our quick tips below and see how you could save over £375 a year on your bills. Learn more at careblair.org and @energysavingtrust #careblair #energycrisis #costofliving #sharingiscaring❤️ #blairgowrie #rattray #alyth #couparangus #meigle #perth #dundeecity #perthshire #tayside #reduceenergy #reducebills #universalcredit #singleparents #singleparenting #homehelp
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