Home Instead
York & Ryedale newsletter
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April 2017
Welcome to our March new recruits The Wilberforce Trust The Wilberforce Trust are committed to supporting people with sight loss, and do this through supported accommodation, low vision clinics, visual awareness, training and activities. The Trust aims to see a world in which all people with sight loss, including those with other disabilities, are truly integrated in society with equal opportunities in all aspects of life. Their vision clinics are free (only a donation is asked for) and available to anyone classed as having ‘low vision’ and support people who would benefit from a magnifier or UV eye shields, binoculars or monocular or TV specs. The clinics can also help people understand their vision and how to make the most of it. If you’d like to know more go to www.wilberforcetrust.org.uk or contact them on 01904 760037.
York’s Holgate Windmill Holgate Windmill is York’s last surviving windmill and the oldest 5-sailed windmill in the country. It’s been fully restored and now produces traditional stone-ground flour. The Mill is open regularly at special open days throughout the year when you will have the opportunity to talk to the knowledgeable volunteers who can show you how it’s done. You can also purchase flour and a wide range of other gifts any Saturday morning 10.00am till 12.00 noon. To find out more go to www.holgatewindmill.org
Helpful new guide published on ‘Caring for an Elderly Relative’ Organising care for an elderly relative can be a very complicated endeavour. Yorkshire based solicitors firm Roche Legal are hoping to make the process a little easier to handle. They’ve published a handy guide on how to deal with the legal practicalities during this tricky time. Solicitor Rachel Roche and her team have a lot of experience in supporting people during this period and understand just how worrying it can be when an elderly relative becomes unable to care for themselves. From setting out the types of care available to determining who will be responsible for the bill, Caring for an Elderly Relative: a Guide to Your Legal Responsibilities is designed to be an invaluable helping hand. The guide has sections on: • financial considerations
• what happens when an elderly person requires care after a hospital visit • the benefits you and your elderly relative may be entitled to • who has the right to make decisions • the various professionals and organisations that may get involved • what to do if you’re concerned about the safety of an elderly person • how to find help and support as a carer • definitions of legal terms you’re likely to come across If you’d like a copy of the guide, they’re currently available for free directly from Roche Legal. You can request a copy by calling the firm on 01904 866139, or by sending an email to hello@rochelegal.co.uk. Please quote ‘Home Instead’ when you contact them.
Old £5 Notes The new £5 note was issued in September 2016 and is now being widely circulated but you will need to spend your old £5 notes soon as they will cease to be legal tender on 5 May 2017 and should be returned to the bank. The New Fiver is the first note to be made from polymer, a flexible plastic material, and it features Sir Winston Churchill and will be followed by a new £10 note which will come into circulation later this year.
Being creative boosts GoodGym Community well-being in later life Initiative in York According to Age UK’s Wellbeing Index, age isn’t a barrier to living well. Overall it showed there are a whole host of things that play a part in contributing to a person’s overall sense of wellbeing. Having an open personality and being willing to try out new things, being physically active, having a good memory and thinking skills and having a good social network with lots of warm relationships all play a part. However, interestingly the Index found that taking part in creative activities such as the arts had the most direct influence. The sort of activities that older people took part in included things such as dancing, playing a musical instrument, visiting museums, photography, singing, painting and writing.
A York volunteer group called GoodGym is asking if there are community tasks you would like doing that are of a physical nature. Is there a task you need help with? Then get in touch. The tasks would be for about 20-40 mins. on an early Monday evening. GoodGym is a physically active group and it is amazing how much can be achieved in such a short period of time. So far the group has cleared graffiti, removed ivy from a community centre, planted a hedge and cleared the edgings of a river path in York. GoodGym is a movement for good. It’s an opportunity for anyone to get fit and feel better about life whilst helping the wider community and reducing social isolation. Read more about GoodGym at www.goodgym.org/areas/ york The contact for GoodGym is Egg Cameron on 07473 933 335 or e-mail: egg@goodgym.org
Keep Safe Drop in sessions North Yorkshire Police are holding a regular drop in session at Acomb Explore Library every Friday until 19th May 2017 between 11.45 am and 1.45 pm. The sessions are free and members of the public can access crime prevention information and personal safety advice. There are also details on how to sign up to the North Yorkshire Community Messaging Scheme to receive alerts about crime and incidents in your area or simply to have a chat. For more information, you can call the library on 01904 552651 or email them at acomb@exploreyork.org.uk
Carers advice line Do you need information or advice about your caring role or the person you care for? If you have any questions or would like to know more about: • Benefits for carers or disabled people • Community Care including – accessing support for the person you care for; adaptations & aids; services & support groups • Disability Rights and Carers Rights Call York Carers Centre Advice Line on Wednesday evenings 5pm-8pm 01904 715490 to speak with Andrew or Shirley.
Dementia-friendly swimming in York If you are living with Dementia or caring for someone who does then try the new Dementia Friendly swimming sessions at Energise Swimming Pool, Cornlands Road, York. The sessions run on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 10.20am to 11.55am and on Sunday afternoons from 1.30pm to 2.25pm. Accessible equipment and facilities and assistance from specially trained staff enable you to relax and enjoy your swim in a safe and supported environment. Telephone 01904 552424 for more information.
‘Singing in the Rain’ Home Instead York & Ryedale this month paid a visit to local music group, ‘Song Box’. Thea Jacob, organiser of Song Box, was one of the winners of one of our Home Instead umbrellas from a recent competition we held in our monthly Newsletter ‘The Elder’. Song box is a local group in York, with an aim to bring music back to the elderly, their belief is that age shouldn’t be a limit when it comes to enjoying music and having a chat with friends. That’s why they provide music sessions in care homes, sheltered housing and in the community for older people. In Song Box’s weekly sessions they sing, chat, share poetry, have tea and biscuits, and have a laugh. They have created their own songbook of over 60 songs the group particularly enjoy, covering a wide variety of styles and eras. The group meet in Haxby, every Friday 1.00 – 2.30 pm, at Oaken Grove Community Centre, Reid Park, Haxby YO32 3QW If you fancy going along to one of their senior music groups please call 01904 634 390.
Visit the Bunker York’s Cold War Bunker uncovers the secret history of Britain’s Cold War. Enter the blast-proof doors and investigate the more unusual side of York’s heritage. In active service from the 1960s–1990s the bunker was designed as a nerve-centre to monitor fallout in the event of a nuclear attack. The bunker is open from 10.00 am at weekends and you’ll need to join one of the hour-long tours that run throughout the day with the last tour starting at 3.00 pm. For more information go to www.english-heritage.org.uk
Dementiafriendly cinema for April 2017 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Monday 24th April 1.15pm
with the very lovely Marylyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Tickets are £4 with carers going free. To book tickets go to www.picturehouses.com or telephone 02072947908. You can join the Dementia Friendly mailing by emailing cath.s@picturehouse.co.uk
Home Instead honoured by Royalty Home Instead Senior Care has received the Queen’s Award for Innovation, in recognition of the contribution its relationship-led model has brought to the care sector. The national homecare provider was presented with the prestigious award, a pinnacle of achievement in the UK, by HRH’s official representative for Cheshire, the Lord Lieutenant David Briggs, MBE, K.St.J. The formal ceremony had distinguished guests including clients, CAREGivers and Home Instead colleagues in attendance from across the UK. The commendation signifies elderly home care specialist Home Instead Senior Care as the first and only homecare provider to receive a Queen’s Award in the 50 years that the accolades have been running. The Queen’s Award is one of the highest honours a UK business can achieve and pays tribute to Home Instead’s bespoke care model and dedication to its mission: to change the face of ageing by providing dignified, relationship-led care. Martin Jones, Home Instead Senior Care’s Managing Director,
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I am delighted for Home Instead on achieving this royal recognition. This is an organisation that is truly leading the way in providing care for the people they support.
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Care Quality Commission’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care was honoured to receive the royal recognition on the brand’s behalf, marked with the reading of an historic scroll and presentation of a commemorative crystal bowl. Commending the Home Instead network, which began in the US in 1994 and was brought over to the UK in 2005, the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, said: “It is something of a testament to our society on both sides of the Atlantic that Her Majesty The Queen has been so impressed with your single minded determination to give the elderly what they want – to cherish or dare
I say to love and to truly care for them – and for that you are today presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.” Home Instead Senior Care’s major achievement has also been recognised by the Care Quality Commission’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Andrea Sutcliffe, who said: “I am delighted for Home Instead on achieving this royal recognition. This is an organisation that is truly leading the way in providing care for the people they support. To receive such a prestigious award is a credit to the tremendous amount of hard work and commitment and my congratulations go to everyone involved.” Martin Jones, Managing Director of Home Instead Senior Care UK, added: “We are the first and only homecare company ever to have received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. To receive the award for innovation is, I think, a real reflection of the truly pioneering approach we have taken to providing care for older people. This recognition for our work is another step forward in our mission to change the face of ageing in this country.”
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