Author Archives: john graham

CAFE survey — ACCOMMODATION

This is continued feedback on the CAFE group Introduction survey.   (see previous posts by clicking on ” CAFE Project ” in the Tag Cloud ) 68% of the group live in a house, which probably was their family home.  Given … Continue reading

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CAFE survey — EMPLOYMENT

This is continued feedback on the CAFE group Introduction survey.     ( See previous posts by clicking on ” CAFE Project” in the Tag Cloud. ) 71% of participants described themselves as retired.    Only 11% were employed full-time or part-time.     … Continue reading

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CAFE survey — DEMOGRAPHICS

This is the beginning of the first GrumbleSmiles project examining the idea of Coventry as an Age Friendly City.  These are the results of our survey of our first group our “expert” explorers.    More results will be published in subsequent … Continue reading

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GrumbleSmiles CAFE Project – Introduction

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GrumbleSmiles is a Charitable Trust whose primary aim is to develop new solutions to social isolation amongst older people. The objective of our new project is to establish a social network within Coventry that will enable members to connect and help … Continue reading

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“A Stroke of Bad Luck” – a health ladder

I have written a lot since starting this blog about research into the right foods for maintaining a healthy diet in later life.   I have a strong self-interest in it, even though I am certainly not a health food fanatic, … Continue reading

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“Don’t Fall Asleep”

My friend Pilly Galore would be delighted to read that GPs are continuing to prescribe lots of sleeping pills to elderly people.  (See my earlier blogs by clicking in the TAG CLOUD on PILLS). Around 10 million sleeping pill prescriptions … Continue reading

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“Don’t Fall Asleep”

My friend Pilly Galore would be delighted to read that GPs are continuing to prescribe lots of sleeping pills to elderly people.  (See my earlier blogs by clicking in the TAG CLOUD on PILLS). Around 10 million sleeping pill prescriptions … Continue reading

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“Pensions Black Hole”

When I left university in 1979, my first job was working for a Local Authority in Nottingham.    It was a great job to start out my working career but in my early twenties, I certainly was not thinking about retirement.   … Continue reading

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” Disappearing G.P.’s “

Years ago, or maybe it is just in my rose-tinted imagination, I seem to think that if you wanted to see your Doctor, your own personal Doctor, you just turned up at the surgery and after a little wait,   …….   there … Continue reading

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“A Fishy Tale”

A serious study of 2,700 retired Americans for  over 16 years, eventually came up with some good advice to reduce the risk of heart disease and coronary problems. Just take:- Docoshexaeonic Acid Docospentaeonic Acid Eicosapentaeonic Acid or put more simply, … Continue reading

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