I really enjoy the time I spend with old friends, its great reminiscing over the things we used to get up to, especially at school! I have a small group of friends whom I have kept in touch with since leaving education, and we are very close. Although one of them moved away from us a while ago to study at college, we still... More..

A`few tips on how to relax and unwind after that really long day at work: 1) On your drive home if you want, you can play some classical music or chillout, just make sure it's not after a night shift though, it will send you to sleep! Best played after a bad day so you can de-stress. If you are walking home, listening to y... More..

Why do most of the people I meet in my home town think that Nursing and Care homes are the worst places to be? Fair enough you do hear about some of them having bad reputations through having the wrong type of standards for their care staff. Yes those places do need closing, and the Residents need a new home, but not every si... More..

I have many reasons why I would want to care for my parents instead of sending them to a home: First of all, as a full time carer at a Nursing Home myself, I have seen what goes on behind closed doors, and in my previous employment in a home when I was 16, things are not what they seem. Although I'm not the kind of person ... More..

Being born into quite a large family has paid off really well for me. Having 5 sisters and 1 brother means I always have someone to turn to when things get tough. We all grew up together in the same large house in the middle of town, all 8 of us squeezed into a 4 bedroomed semi detached house, us younger ones in the largest ... More..

I am currently a Care Assistant in a Nursing Home in England, and what happens behind the closed doors sometimes I am disgusted with! We have 60 rooms, 3 of them are suitable for couple, the rest are for those on their own. We are currently having an extension built onto the home, a conservatory, and 16 new rooms, and for us ... More..

The first time my Labrador Retriever Jasper suffered with his first epileptic seizure, was the most frightening I had come across. To start with, he was behaving like a normal dog, running up and down the garden with his toy, then suddenly he just ran inside to his water bowl and flopped to the floor. This was the first time ... More..