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Introducing our Take Care Guide
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We are delighted to announce the publication of our new Take Care Guide which is intended to provide assistance to those navigating the process of determining the right support that ageing loved ones might need in the future. It includes some key information on the things to consider and is designed as a practical tool to aid decision making. Copies have already been distributed by various organisations and health professionals across the York area. If you would prefer a personal copy, please give us a call on 01904 690884 and we will post it out to you.
Fraud protection to aid clients In our latest CAREGiver meeting, Karen our Recruitment & Retention Manager provided the group with a presentation on Senior Fraud Protection, a presentation created to equip our CAREGivers regarding protecting their clients when it comes to senior fraud within the community. If you’d be interested in having Karen come out and provide the Senior Fraud Protection Presentation to a group you run or attend within the community, please give her a call on 01904 690884.
Our top tips for staying cool this summer
To keep cool here are some useful tips: ▲ Shut windows and close curtains when it is hotter outside than in. You can open them for ventilation when it’s cooler. ▲ Stay out of the sun particularly between 11am and When it’s HOT, HOT HOT! 3pm. Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it’s too hot ▲ Keep rooms cool and have cool baths and showers or for too long there can be health risks. If a heatwave hits splash with cool water. this summer, make sure the hot weather doesn’t harm ▲ Drink cold drinks regularly but avoid tea, coffee and you or anyone you know. The very young, the elderly and alcohol. the seriously ill are the groups who are particularly at ▲ Wear loose, cool clothing, and a hat if you go outdoors. risk of health problems, in particular, very hot weather If someone does feel unwell, get them somewhere can make heart and breathing problems worse. Knowing cool to rest. Give them plenty of fluids to drink and seek how to keep cool during long periods of hot weather can medical help if symptoms such as breathlessness, chest help save lives and it’s mostly common sense. The main risks posed by a heatwave are dehydration, overheating, pain, confusion, weakness, dizziness or cramps get worse or don’t go away. heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
Cupcake Day–raising money for Alzheimer’s Home Instead York & Ryedale baked for this year’s annual Cupcake Day. The aim of the day is to nationally
raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society to enable them to continue the great work they do. Dementia devastates lives. In the UK, someone develops dementia every three minutes, and there is currently no cure. Until the day they find a cure, the Alzheimer’s Society will be there for anyone affected by dementia - wherever they are and whatever they’re going through. Hosting a Cupcake Day means you get to enjoy some tasty treats with your workmates, friends and family knowing you are helping them work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia.
The Alzheimer’s Society have raised over £1.4 million since 2016, by holding the annual Cupcake Day.
Open Gardens provides needed funds to charities Did you know, some of the best, handpicked gardens in Yorkshire open their gates to the public every year for a national charity which has been raising huge amounts of money to support nursing and caring charities for 90 years? The National Garden Scheme began on a very small scale in 1927 to raise funds for what is now the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI). In 2018, more than 3,500 gardens will open in England and Wales and the charity now donates an amazing £2.7 million each year to charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, Parkinson’s UK, Marie Curie, Carers Trust and Hospice UK. With the better weather now finally upon us, for garden lovers, what could be a better way to spend an afternoon than to look around a wonderful garden, chat to the owners and enjoy a delicious home-made tea, knowing that your cash will go to such good causes? Visiting a beautiful garden isn’t just a pleasant way to spend some time with friends or family – these gardens are full of ideas and inspiration and usually sell fabulous plants too. In Yorkshire there are more than
120 gardens to visit this year holding 160 open days. Sixty of the gardens are also open by arrangement, so visitors can enjoy a private peek. There’s a wide choice, from fine stately homes and award-winning gardens to intimate cottage gardens and includes suburban plots, allotments, a school and plant nursery gardens. Large or small, grand or practical, all are great examples of their type. Lots of information about these gardens can be found on the National Garden Scheme’s easy-tonavigate website, in their national Gardens to Visit book and on an App
for smart phones. You can also keep up to date with the open gardens on Twitter and Facebook. Each county also publishes a free county guide which can be found at many garden centres, plant nurseries, libraries, tourist information centres and farm shops. Information includes details of disabled access, refreshments available and whether the family dog is welcome! Most can also be contacted if you have access concerns. www.ngs.org.uk Twitter: @YorkshireNGS Facebook: Yorkshire NGS
Registered charity no. R700259
Our aim is to help people to maintain their independence and wellbeing. Easingwold District Community Care Association (EDCCA) is a registered charity which seeks to improve the quality of life in the local community and help those in need. EDCCA runs its services with a small professional staff and a team of volunteers. The Association’s services cover the area of Hambleton stretching from Shipton- by- Beningbrough in the south to Thornmanby in the north, and from Myton on Swale in the west to Farlington in the east. We run several projects to support those living in the rural communities of Easingwold and District: ▲C ommunity Car Scheme ▲D ay Centre for Older People ▲M eals on Wheels
▲ A Carers Respite Sitting Service ▲ Befriending Scheme ▲ Dementia Day Care Service ▲ A Wheelchair Hire Service ▲ Knit and Natter Club ▲ A weekly Crossword Club ▲ Community Minibus If you would like to find out more about our services please get in touch EDCCA - 01347 822875 • info@edcca.org.uk or visit www.edcca.org.uk
This year EDCCA received the Community Initiative Award from the Duke of York. The Association met with the high standards of the award as a well run organisation and an inspiration to others.
Dancing with Dementia by Christine Bryden is her story of living positively with dementia after she was diagnosed at the age of 46. She has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of her experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory problems, loss of independence, difficulties in communication and the exhaustion of coping with simple tasks. She describes how, with the support of her husband Paul, she continues to lead an active life nevertheless, and explains how professionals and carers can help. Dancing with Dementia is a thoughtful exploration of how dementia challenges our ideas of personal identity and of the process of selfdiscovery it can bring about.
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