Author Archives: john graham

Times – they are a changing

Posted on May 19, 2010 by john graham

Back in the late 60’s when the baby boomers had only just begun to boom, I can recall going to a rock concert in Hyde Park.  The hugely successful rock group – Cream were playing unbelievably loud music to a … Continue reading →

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Yen for the Future

Posted on May 18, 2010 by john graham

The Japanese Government is considering reflating their economy by encouraging their older generation to spend their savings, or at least give them away now – presumably to their children and grandchildren.  This is to be achieved by significantly increasing inheritance … Continue reading →

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Seafood on the menu

Posted on May 1, 2010 by john graham

Hospital food has a bad reputation – often but not always justified.  Good food can be a great uplift to your spirits when you most need it, as well as the obvious nutritional benefits to recovering health. So the latest … Continue reading →

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Sacred Cows and Angels

Posted on April 18, 2010 by john graham

In the run up to the May 2010 election, the NHS has become the great untouchable.  Out of this multi-million pound operation, not a penny can be saved! Indeed real increases are still needed to feed the never ending progress … Continue reading →

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Dignity be Damned!

Posted on April 16, 2010 by john graham

  For a long time now the Daily Mail has been running a campaign under the banner “Dignity for the Elderly”.      They are to be applauded for championing the cause of older people and for highlighting some very … Continue reading →

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Friends’ Key to Happiness

Posted on April 15, 2010 by john graham

A research study by psychologists at Greenwich University, found pensioners with strong social networks were 30% more satisfied with their lives.  Maintaining friendships through hobbies, clubs and shared interests were key contributing factors. Perhaps not a surprising result but a … Continue reading →

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Bewitched, bothered and bewildered

Posted on April 12, 2010 by john graham

When I was first thinking about writing this blog in late 2009, there were relatively few issues in the news about the elderly.  Then as the 2010 General Election loomed, all the political parties started very belatedly to discuss how … Continue reading →

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Tangled Web

Posted on April 11, 2010 by john graham

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive” This quotation from Sir Walter Scott, sums up well the outcome of the political debate in the run up to the 2010 election, on funding of elderly care … Continue reading →

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Silence is Golden

Posted on April 10, 2010 by john graham

I am waking up in London at the Dorchester Hotel in the lap of luxury. In the middle of the City with Hyde Park on one side and Berkley Square a few streets in the other direction. According to the … Continue reading →

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How did we become such a burden!

Posted on April 7, 2010 by john graham

(Unraveling the demographic and economic clash.) Everyone agrees there are a lot more older people around these days because they are all living longer.  Trouble is they are also a lot frailer which is why they are costing so much … Continue reading →

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