Home Instead
York & Ryedale newsletter
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June 2016
New Inductees Last month we welcomed two more new starters, Peggy and Lynn. They successfully completed our induction training and we are looking forward to having them on board with Home Instead.
Len Celebrates 100th Birthday! In May we were delighted to help longstanding client Len celebrate his 100th birthday. To mark this truly special occasion we presented Len with a new DAB radio so he can tune in to listen to all his favourite programmes. Len wrote a thank you note and said, “An easy to use radio was exactly what I needed. The sound quality is excellent. A splendid thought. May I add that it is a pleasure to know your staff, who give me great support�.
Cup Cake Day – 16th June
Jogging memories with jigsaws Sometimes getting clients to engage with us can be tricky, however one of our CAREGivers who was struggling to get her client interested in even doing a jigsaw came up with a great solution. She found out that the lady she was caring for had been brought up on a farm so she found a jigsaw with farm animals on it. Problem solved, they are both now jigsawing regularly!
Love baking or just enjoy eating cupcakes? Then the Alzheimer’s Society Cup Cake Day on 16th June is the day for you. Join in the fun, bring your own unique style, and help raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. Host, bake, buy or just eat, to help defeat dementia. Karen has promised to bake for the office so why not join in as well and bake for your family and friends? There’s lots of hints and tips at cupcakeday.alzheimers.org.uk and you can even get a Cupcake Kit. So why not join in, take photos and let us know how much you raise?
Newby Hall & Gardens This summer Newby Hall will house a new display of 1,000 Teddy Bears collected over many years by Gyles Brandreth and his wife Michele. The bears will be on permanent display in a new purpose-built Bear House and includes Fozzie from The Muppet Show, Children in Need’s Pudsey Bear and Winnie the Pooh. Newby Hall invites you to take your own bear along for a selfie and of course, teddy bears’ picnics
will be taking place throughout the year! Newby Hall, near Ripon, was built by Sir Christopher Wren in the 1690s and is thought to be one of Britain’s finest examples of Adam-style architecture. It also has wonderful grounds, an adventure playground, miniature railway and a permanent collection of dolls’ houses. Check out the web site at newbyhall.com for further information.
Energi Leisure Parks – trampoline to the next level! Did you know you could burn 407 calories an hour bouncing on the trampoline at York’s new trampoline park! Imagine how much fun you, your family and friends can have together in a gigantic indoor park filled wall to wall with over
100 connected trampolines. The park offers interactive games, foam pits, basketball hoops, giant airbag, parkour, Olympic-grade trampoline, dodgeball, private party rooms, timed assault course and a café to refuel, relax or observe.
Based at York Business Park, it’s open from 10.00am until 9.00pm and later on Fridays and Saturdays. Check out the web site at energileisureparks.com and book yourself in for a bounce.
Equipping staff with needed skills Home Instead CAREGivers Julie and Rete this week received their City & Guilds Accredited Certificates in Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias Training. The CAREGivers along with seven other members of staff have recently undergone in-house training over three sessions as part of Home Instead Senior Care York & Ryedale’s commitment to raising awareness for the benefit of CAREGivers and clients. General Manager Daphne Ellis (pictured) said, “We aim to equip our CAREGivers with the skills, tools and techniques to deliver outstanding care for our clients”.
York Health Walks York Health Walks scheme provides 15 free group walks of different lengths from 12 different locations within the city of York boundary. From their website you can choose a walk which is suitable for your ability and fitness level that lasts from 30 to 90 mins. How do I take part? Simply turn up on the day – no need to book. All walkers are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the walk start time to introduce themselves to their Volunteer Walk Leader and complete the registration process. If you bring your dog on a walk please ensure you keep it on a lead and be considerate of the needs of other walkers. York Health Walks brochure containing a timetable of led walks is available free of charge. A new edition is published every three months i.e. in January, April, July and October. The current brochure can be downloaded from www.walkingforhealth.org.uk. Going further! Visit the Yortime website; www.yortime.org.uk and search for “walking groups” to find more details of other walking groups in York. Contacts for further information: Paul Ramskill Health Improvement Officer – Everybody Active 01904 553377 paul.ramskill@york.gov.uk Gillian Chefrad 01904 553377 gillian.chefrad@york.gov.uk
CAREGiver meeting dates for 2016 All CAREGivers welcome June 10th (Friday) 10.30am-11.30am July 15th (Friday) 2.00pm-3.00pm September 14th (Wednesday) 5.30pm-6.30pm
November 14th (Monday) 10.00am-11.00am
New CAREGiver Meetings
(for all new CAREGivers who have started since the preceding NCG meeting) June 7th (Tuesday) 10.30am-11.30am August 19th (Friday) 2.00pm-3.00pm October 19th (Wednesday) 5.30pm-6.30pm December 12th (Monday) 10.00am-11.00am The above meetings will take place at the York office, in the downstairs training room.
Times and dates are subject to change; all CAREGivers will be notified in advance.
Read and reminisce together Read and reminisce together is a reading group for people with dementia and their family and carers, which
meets at York Explore on the second Wednesday of every month at 10.30am. For further information,
contact the Alzheimer’s Society yorkservices@ alzheimers.org.uk or telephone 01904 658106.
The office staff are painting their nails!
My Red Thumb Is a campaign to encourage as many people as possible to stop using their phone whilst driving. Research has shown that drivers who use a mobile phone, whether hand held or hands
free, are four times as likely to crash or kill themselves or others. The 12th May 2016 was the third year of the campaign, and in support the office team painted their thumb nails a very fetching
shade of red. So the message from the campaign is really simple – do not use your mobile phone whilst driving. More information on the campaign can be found on myredthumb.com
Dementia Friends workshops During Dementia Awareness Week we held a number of workshops at the office which were open to our CAREGivers and the public. We will be holding more sessions, so watch out for more details, or alternatively, call the office for more information.
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