Home Instead York newsletter
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Spring 2022
Julia Named our ‘CAREGiver of The Year’ During the last edition of The Elder, we shared our five nominees for our CAREGiver of the Year for 2021. The nominees were chosen based upon feedback from clients and their family members, discussions among the office team and praise given by our team for their colleagues, using our online praise platform, praiseworthy. It was incredibly difficult to decide upon just five people who we wanted
to put forward as our nominees for our ‘CAREGiver of The Year’, and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our team for their incredible hard work over the course of the last 12 months. After much discussion, the five nominees were: Jane Foleher, Kristine Horrocks, Julia Cox, Janet Wynn and Catherine Rawlinson. All five nominees we’re more than worthy winners of the overall title, but we decided upon one person who we felt over the past year has really gone that extra mile to bring a little joy to the lives of her clients. That person, was, Julia Cox! Julia started with Home Instead York in early 2021 after almost 35 years of working in the hospitality sector. From day one she made a huge impression with all her clients taking her fun filled personality along with her to each visit. Julia has danced and sang her way through 2021, bringing plenty of smiles to the faces of clients she cares for. Huge congratulations to Julia on being award our ‘CAREGiver of The Year’ title!
Happy Easter!
We’d like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Happy Easter! Our team have kindly been helping to distribute bunches of daffodils to clients, as a way of wishing
them a Happy Easter. We’d also like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all our wonderful staff who will be working over the Easter period, we really do appreciate all their hard work.
Warm Welcome! We’re delighted to introduce you to our newest member of the team, Steph! Joining us in early January as our Community Engagement Coordinator, Steph’s role is all about getting out there and meeting people. She’ll be promoting all aspects of our service and highlighting the excellent career opportunities we have available, whilst also looking for ways in which we can be giving something back to our local community!
Welcome, Steph!
What’s On: MONDAY Sing for All. Easingwold Methodist Church. Monday 11am. Cost £4 – Carers go free Companionship Café. Deans Garden Centre. Second Monday of each Month 10am – 11.30am Chatty Mondays. York Theatre Royal – Upper Foyer. First Monday of the Month 10am – 12 noon Dementia Friendly screenings. City Screen. Monday 9 May 2022 12.30pm for Refreshments Film starts 1.15pm. Cost £3 – Carers go free
Singing for the Brain. St James the Deacon Church, Woodthorpe, York. For details Phone: 01904 929444 Email: york2@alzheimers.org.uk
TUESDAY Morrisons Chat Café. Foss Island’s Road. Second Tuesday of each month 10am -12 noon Sing for All. St Clements Hall. Tuesday 11am. Cost £4 – Carers go free Dance Café. St Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Rd. York YO23 1BW. For details Phone: 01904 929444. Email: york2@alzheimers.org.uk
Companionship Café
Home Instead York are delighted to be once again teaming up with Dean’s Garden Centre to host a monthly Companionship Café. The Companionship Café will be held on the second Monday of each month, with the first one taking place on Monday 11th April. Come and enjoy some time socialising, doing fun activities and making new friends! There is no cost involved, just the refreshments you would like to purchase.
Everyone who attends will be made to feel welcome, so come on your own or feel free to bring a CAREGiver or family member along!
If you have any questions, please call
Steph on 01904
690 884
Email: info@hiscyork.co.uk
Where & When
Stockton Lane, Stockton-on-the Forest, York YO32 9UE
Every second Monday of the month Starting 11th April 2022 10.00am – 11.30am Each Home Instead franchise is independently owned and operated. Copyright © Home Instead® 2021.
WEDNESDAY Café Nelli. New Earswick Folk Hall Wednesday 10am – 12 noon Tower Court Singers. St Joseph’s Church Hall Wednesday 1pm – 2.30pm. Cost £4 Voluntary Donation The Monkgate Wellness Choir. Theatre @41 Monkgate Wednesday 3.15pm – 4.30pm. Cost £4 Voluntary donation
THURSDAY Singing for the Brain. (Once a month) St Wulstan’s Church, Fossway. For details Phone: 01904 929444. Email: york2@alzheimers.org.uk Zoom Café. (on your computer - once a month): Join us on Zoom to chat, sometimes try out a quiz or other activity suggested by people in the group. For details Phone: 01904 929444. Email: york2@alzheimers.org.uk)
FRIDAY Sharing Life Coffee Morning. Wenlock Arms, Weldrake. Last Friday of every month. 10am – 12 noon
Quiet Hour Some businesses have recognised the need for a “Quiet Hour”, to make shopping or banking a calmer, more comfortable experience for the elderly, or those with disabilities. Music is turned off, noise and lighting levels reduced, and staff are trained to be more attentive to the needs of their customers. You can find these quiet times at the following businesses: Asda – between 2pm and 3pm from Monday to Thursday. HSBC Branches – between 2pm and 3pm on weekdays Morrisons – Saturdays from 9am to 10am and on Sundays from 10am to 11am. Tesco – between 9am and 10am on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Dementia Take A Seat Campaign and the Herbert Protocol WE’R E
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When a person goes missing, it can be very distressing for family, friends and can be even more worrying when the missing person has Dementia. The Herbert Protocol is an initiative introduced by West Yorkshire Police and other agencies which encourages carers to compile useful information which could be used in the event of a vulnerable person going missing. Carers, family members and friends can complete, in advance, a form recording all vital details, such as medication required, mobile numbers, places previously located, a photograph etc. In the event of your family member or friend going missing, the form can be easily sent or handed to the police to reduce the time taken in gathering this information. The Herbert Protocol initiative is named after George Herbert, a War veteran of the Normandy landings, who lived with dementia. You can download a form at: https://www. westyorkshire.police. uk/advice/personalsafety-and-possessions/ dementia-awareness/ dementia-awareness/ herbert-protocol-missingperson-incident-form
We are thrilled to be working with City initiative already, with several local of York Council and Age Friendly York, business’s happy to be involved. on a new initiative called, ‘Take A Seat’. These are: ‘Take A Seat’ aims to provide ageing Boots - Coney Street, YO1 9QL adults a clear visual message, that tells Hobbs – Davygate, YO1 8QR them if a local business has a seat or HSBC – Parliament Street, YO1 8RS facilities available for them to use. Cancer Research UK – From research gathered by Coney Street, YO1 9ND O Age Friendly York, residents The White Company – T BE A D U G O have said that they Stonegate, YO1 8AS E PR would benefit from Jigsaw – Stonegate, having more places YO1 8AW where they can rest We will keep Age Frie n d ly their legs and they you up to-date YORK also felt that there as and when new weren’t enough businesses agree to AVAILA toilets available for display a sticker and BLE them to use. an interactive map is Home Instead will be being created to show visiting local organisations where these are located. to ask whether they have a For more information on the seat, facilities, or both that ageing initiative or, if your business has a adults in York could use. Upon agreement seat/facilities that ageing adults could they will display a sticker in their window. use, contact us on 01904 690884 or We’ve had great interest in the email: info@york.homeinstad.co.uk
Have you spotted one of our new recruitment banners yet? We’ve been distributing them to several primary schools around the York area, with the aim of attracting new, friendly, kind, compassionate
people to join our CAREGiver team. Big thank you to all the schools who have kindly allowed us to use their premises to display one.
Pictured is Steph, Community Engagement Coordinator, with our ‘Margaret’ banner outside Osbaldwick Primary Academy and Jack, Marketing, Communications & Finance Manager, with ‘Beryl’ at Park Grove Primary Academy. If you know somebody who’d be interested in a position that makes a real difference to the lives of an ageing adults in their local community, get them to give us a call on 01904 690884 or visit our website for more information: https:// www.homeinstead.co.uk/ york/vacancies/
Care and support with Dementia Forward Dementia Forward is the leading dementia charity for North Yorkshire and York, providing support, advice and wellbeing services for people living with dementia. Their aim is that when someone has concerns about dementia or is living with a diagnosis, they can access information and support, will feel informed and included and be able to live well within their community, doing the things they enjoy for as long as possible. Dementia Forward started just 10 years ago, but has responded to the ever-increasing need for dementia services; growing and developing to reach more people, and now supporting over 4,000 families. The charity runs a weekly café, Friends Together Friday, at Clements Hall and a specific young onset group – known as Time Out
Together – which heads out each week from York for days out in the surrounding area. Young onset dementia is dementia diagnosed under the age of 65, and the charity strongly believes that services should be tailored to the specific needs of younger people, who may still be physically active and have a job, mortgage and family responsibilities. The young onset groups are designed to provide peer support and a chance to enjoy age appropriate activity, independent from family carers. In addition to these groups, Dementia Forward will soon be launching a day service on Tuesdays in Poppleton. Dementia Forward day services, known as Hub Clubs, are a twist on traditional day care. The day is designed around the needs and preferences of those attending, and staff and volunteers are on hand to ensure a range of activities to suit people’s tastes and abilities, a mix of busy and quiet times in the day, and one-to-one support where necessary. If you would like more information on any of these services, please call the Helpline on
03300 578592. The Helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm, and the team can provide free, confidential advice and support and take referrals for their experienced support advisors. As Dementia Forward is celebrating its 10th birthday, they are planning a host of events throughout the year. Please visit their website and sign up to their mailing list to keep up to date with what’s happening near you: www.dementiaforward.org.uk
Dementia Friendly Screenings Return to City Screen Following the decision by Picturehouse Cinema to discontinue their popular Dementia Friendly Screenings, we have now partnered up with City Screen, and will be sponsoring this event four times a year. Our first screening will take place on Monday 9 May at 1.15pm, with refreshments provided from 12.30pm.
Home Instead 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
Cost is £3 per person, with carers going free! Our first offering will be the classic “Singin’ in the Rain”, so why not take a step back in time and enjoy the legendary performances provided by Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Cyd Charisse. I promise not to sing along!
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