Home Instead
York & Ryedale newsletter
elder THE
November 2016
Macmillan coffee morning
Last month we hosted our very own ‘Bake Off Style’ Macmillan coffee morning. As you can see there were some great entries, but our ‘Star Baker’ was Charlene our Staff Coordinator who made a lovely chocolate fudge cake. All proceeds raised from cake sales have gone to Macmillan Cancer Support, a really great cause!
❄ Now that winter is here we’ve put together a check list to make sure ❄ you are ready for the cold winter spend most of your time in is warm days and nights. throughout the day. ❄ Make sure your heating has been ❄ Heat your bedroom before serviced. The general advice is you going to bed. Set the timer on your should do this annually. heating to come on before you get Keep a torch handy in case of up and switch off when you go to ❄ power cuts and a radio with extra bed. batteries. ❄ Use an electric blanket or a hot ❄ Make sure you have plenty of ❄ water bottle but not at the same layers of clothing to wear, warm time. slippers for indoors and grippy ❄ Wear bed socks, thermal ❄ underwear and hat in bed if it’s shoes for if you go out. really cold. ❄ Have regular hot drinks and at least one hot meal a day. Eating ❄ Make sure you have a list of emergency contacts such as your regularly will help keep your energy doctor, insurance helpline and levels up. chemist in case you need them. ❄ Make sure that the room you
Winter Check List
❄❄
❄
❄
Bogus workmen North Yorkshire trading standards have received a number of reports recently from local residents and businesses being approached by persons claiming to be workmen from nearby road works. These workmen claim they have tarmac left over and are offering driveways and pathways at reduced prices. These workmen are bogus and the work completed is often of poor quality and vastly overpriced. Residents are warned not to engage with these workmen but to report the incident to North Yorkshire police on 101 or to North Yorkshire trading standards on 03454 040506.
Leave us a review! Why not review Home Instead Senior Care York & Ryedale on www.reviewourservice.co.uk? The site highlights the best home care and nursing agencies to over 2 million website visitors per year. Let us know what we do well, what you enjoy most about our service and what having us visit means to you! You will find a homecare.co.uk review card in with your copy of ‘The Elder’. If you would like to leave us a review please fill out the card and send it to the freepost address on
World War One Centenary The Big City Read in York this year focusses on the First World War, as 2016 is the centenary. The Big City Read book is Regeneration by Pat Barker and touches on the impact that the war had on ordinary people at the time. Many of the events that are happening across the city are in commemoration of the centenary. You can see the full programme which runs from October to the end of November at www.exploreyork.org/ bigcityread. Remembrance Sunday will take place on 13th November 2016. In the city centre a parade of ex-service personnel will march from Stonegate at 10.30am to the remembrance service held at the Cenotaph in Memorial Gardens on Leeman Road, York.
the back. If you wish to review us online or to find out more information please visit: www.reviewourservice.co.uk
Welcome back Carol! Carol, our care manager, recently returned from six weeks off work after her successful hip operation in September. We’re glad to have her back, and we are sure you will all see her again very soon!
It’s all bananas to me!
The curved yellow fruit packs a big nutritional punch, wrapped in its own convenient packaging. Some scientists believe that the banana may have even been the world’s first fruit with one author believing that it was the banana, not the apple, that was the “forbidden fruit” that Eve offered Adam.
Today, bananas are grown in at least 107 countries and are ranked fourth among the world’s food crops in monetary value. Bananas are also said to have great health benefits including potentially reducing risks of high blood pressure, asthma, cancer, stroke, supporting a healthy heart, and preserving memory and boosting your mood – so what’s not to love about bananas. So…mash them, slice them, freeze them, smoothie them, add them to cakes or simply eat one now and again…but don’t store them with other fruit or put them in the fridge as they’ll overripen too quickly.
BBC Four goes slow The BBC is lining up a new series of “slow television” shows after nearly a million people tuned into a BBC Four documentary that featured nothing more than two hours of footage captured from the front of a bus travelling around the Yorkshire Dales. All Aboard! The Country Bus followed the number 830 “Northern Dalesman” bus along a 40-mile route around the picturesque national park, and was seen by an average of 800,000 viewers.
So slow down the pace, sit back, relax and enjoy BBC Four’s collection of deliberately unhurried programmes available on its website at www.bbc.co.uk. There’s Dawn Chorus, the sounds of Spring, which has the uninterrupted and unspoiled birdsong of sunrise in all its glory and programmes on the making by hand of a glass jug, a metal blade and the painstaking process of making a classic Windsor wooden chair.
The Oddfellows, making friends and helping people Celebrating over 200 years of making friends and helping people, the Oddfellows is a mutual, not for profit Friendly Society with the aim of ensuring that its 280,000 members, across 146 branches, join together to enjoy the social side of life, as well as providing care advice and support in times of need. The Oddfellows has no political or religious affiliations membership is open to all, regardless of age, sex, political persuasion, religion, race or disability. Quite simply: they encourage members to build upon their friendship networks with others across the UK, and overseas, by socialising and showing mutual support. WHAT THEY DO Social Activities – Most people join the Oddfellows today to expand their social networks and take part in a range of activities including: musical nights, day trips, dances and meals out. In addition, there is an active Travel Club which hosts UK and overseas holidays. Care and Support – Provided through their Care Department and a network of branch-based Welfare Officers, the team delivers advice on all aspects of care and health services, from finding doctors and dentists in your area to helping members deal with professional agencies such as the NHS or social services. They also have
a dedicated Advice Line provided by the Citizens Advice Bureau where you can obtain advice and information on over 15,000 topics! Benefits – Members are entitled to a range of benefits which include money towards dental and optical costs, legal aid and convalescent home stays. Online courses are also available to assist with the transition of retirement, as well gaining free and exclusive access to online archives which has over 70,000 documents. You can contact the local Vale of York branch at www.oddfellows.co.uk/Branches/289/Vale-of-YorkDistrict-Branch# or telephone them on 01652 655828.
Call 105 in a Black Out Power cuts are always annoying, but it isn’t always clear what to do. The good news is that next time there’s a black out, there’s a new number you can dial to find out what’s going on. The power companies across England, Wales and Scotland have joined forces to launch ‘105’, a simplified means of contacting the electricity company. Calling it will put the caller directly through to their local electricity network operator and don’t worry, it’s free to call. The aim is to provide a single place where you can report power cuts or damage to electrical infrastructure, or find out more about why the lights have gone off in your area.
York Citizens Advice Bureau York Citizens Advice Bureau is an independent charity that provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone who lives or works in York on their rights and responsibilities on a wide variety of issues including welfare benefits, debt, money advice, employment, housing
and homelessness, immigration, consumer, relationship breakdown and other legal matters. Ring their Advice Line 03444 111 444 (Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 4.00pm) to find out about local outreaches across the city or have a look on line at www.yorkcab.org.uk
City Screen Picturehouse – Silver Screen Club The City Screen York is showing weekly classic films and for over-60s you can enjoy a free tea or coffee and biscuits plus discounted tickets if you join the Silver Screen Club (and it’s free!). Nonmembers are also welcome. If you need a companion with you in the cinema, then you can bring them for free. You can sign up for a Carers Card (although it’s not a requirement) which means that you don’t have to explain your situation every time you visit the cinema. To apply for an annual Carers Card call them on 0871 902 5747, or email customerservice@picturehouses.co.uk for details of what’s on each week.
Minster fm – Listener Choice Awards A big thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Minster fm Listener Choice Awards 2016 in the ‘There When You Need Them’ category. It was a fantastic achievement to be finalists and in the top 5 of a category in which 27 other companies were originally represented. It’s all thanks to everyone who voted, and for that we are very grateful.
Dementia Friends programme Home Instead Senior Care York are working in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society to help change people’s perceptions of Dementia. The aim is to transform the way we think, act and talk about Dementia. A lack of understanding around Dementia can cause loneliness and social exclusion amongst those affected. The Dementia Friends programme hopes to tackle this issue by creating more communities and businesses that are Dementia Friendly and more inclusive of people affected by it. The people who deliver these information sessions are called ‘Dementia Friends Champions’ and at Home Instead we have our very own, in our Recruiter Karen. Over the past few weeks Karen has been going out and about into the community to deliver the information sessions, and in that time she has made more than 30 Dementia Friends. The Dementia Friends Karen has made will now be able to put their knowledge into action, which could help someone living with Dementia in their community. Their actions could be as big or as small as they choose – but every action counts. If you’re interested in attending one of Karen’s Dementia Friends Programmes, please call us on 01904 690884. Or for more information please visit: www.dementiafriends.org.uk.
Home Instead Senior Care 10 Clifton Moor Business Village James Nicolson Link, Clifton Moor York YO30 4XG Telephone: 01904 690884 Email: info@hiscyork.co.uk Web: www.homeinstead.co.uk/york
The Hovingham Village Market The Hovingham Village Market has been running since October 2009, although the first Market in Hovingham predates this and was opened around 1256. Hovingham is located about 18 miles north-east of York, 8 miles between the market towns of Malton and Helmsley on the B1257. The Hovingham Village Market is run by village volunteers to provide a monthly market for this and the neighbouring area. It is run on the first Saturday of each month, from February to December. The final two markets for this year are Saturday 3rd December followed by the Special Christmas Market on 17th December. The market runs from 10.30am to 1.30pm and has won a surprising number of national awards. For more information go to hovingham-market.org.uk
www.facebook.com/homeinsteadyork @homeinsteadyork www.instagram.com/homeinsteadyork www.youtube.com/YorkHomeInstead “Each Home Instead Senior Care franchise office is independently owned and operated.” ®