Vascular dementia research and advice resource
The latest Health & Social Care Training DVD from regis:ctv – to find out more or order please visit: www.regis.co.uk Topics Covered Include: – Different Parts of the Brain – Common Causes of Dementia – Medical and Social Aspects – Risk Factors – Person-Centred Care – Values – Culture – Legislation – Assistive Technology – Food and Nutrition – Communication – How can you Help?
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This DVD is now available at Amazon.com. Visit www.amazon.com The Pines Education Institute of SW Florida presents “The Art of Caregiving”, facilitated by Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA. Learn Teepa Snow’s effective hands-on techniques to ease your daily caregiving tasks and increase the quality of life for your loved one or patient. In this 2-hour training DVD, Teepa demonstrates effective approaches to bathing, eating, dressing, transfers, and how to respond to certain types of behaviors in patients with dementia. For more information or to buy the DVD, please visit pinesofsarasota.org © 2011, Pines Education Institute of SW Florida and Teepa Snow
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Which Home Care Service?
Article by Peter Lawless
Helping you choose your home care serviceWhen you can see which home care service makes the most sense, making the right decision becomes a lot easier. We know what caring for a loved one is like and we will do everything to ensure you have the best care that you need and help you find a way to afford it. Check out more details on the different home care services:
?,§ Elderly Careï,§ Dementia Careï,§ Overnight Home Care
Why do people use Home Care?
â?¢ A home carer is more than a medic, they help & listenâ?¢ It’s affordable with Tax Relief and HSE grants availableâ?¢ Carers are professionals, who really care about peopleâ?¢ With home care; no hospitals, no fuss – just peace of mind
Looking after the Elderly
Old age can have its benefits too!Do you need basic help with everyday tasks? Somebody you can talk to and who will always listen to you? How about someone who’ll listen, while helping you feel better about things? Whether it’s a few of hours helping with chores, or bathing and bringing you down to the shops, we will be there. Apart from basic tasks, are you looking for somebody who will take care of your health as well? Your friend-carer will look after the following:
â?¢ Overall personal careâ?¢ Respite careâ?¢ Convalescence careâ?¢ Dementia careâ?¢ Early Alzheimer careâ?¢ Help with incontinence careâ?¢ Cooking and preparing mealsâ?¢ Monitor diet and prepare favoured fresh mealsâ?¢ Clean and vacuumâ?¢ Companionship, friendship, conversationâ?¢ Home hairdressingâ?¢ Arrange everyday appointmentsâ?¢ Pay and monitor billsâ?¢ Help write and post lettersâ?¢ Monitor medicationsâ?¢ Answering the doorâ?¢ Answering the phoneâ?¢ Evenings or days out to socializeâ?¢ Road newspapers and books for youâ?¢ Take you out shopping or just shop for youâ?¢ Help try on, and choose clothing and footwearâ?¢ Help with wheelchair or walking â?¢ Help look after pets and plants â?¢ Take you to the doctors or hospital appointmentsâ?¢ Supervise any work carried out by other people, builders, painters etc• â?¢ Washing and ironing of clothes â?¢ Getting the morning paperâ?¢ Rental and return of DVDs or videosâ?¢ Get to know your neighbors and friends â?¢ Plan special birthday and Christmas days with your friends and family or another familyâ?¢ Regular bed changes
Dementia Care
Sometimes it seems beyond reason.We know how frustrating it can be when reason goes out the door, especially when you are not trained to deal with it. The emotional strain, of dealing with someone not always rational, can be quite daunting. Professional carers are trained with people, who may have bouts of dementia, in a loving and caring manner. Apart from basic tasks, are you looking for somebody who will take care of your health as well?
People who are convalescing or those suffering from a serious disease who need a well-qualified carer who will become their friend at the same time, will probably choose this type of home care. Dementia Care service includes Elderly Care with the addition of ~
â?¢ Overall personal careâ?¢ Respite careâ?¢ Convalescence careâ?¢ Dementia careâ?¢ Early Alzheimer careâ?¢ Help with incontinence care
Live in Care
You are probably looking for a service to suit you in a professional and affordable manner.
One-off Care
Would you prefer care on a one-off basis? Maybe it’s just night at the opera, the bingo or just some company, we are happy to be there for you.
Overnight Home Care
Night time can have its own demands!Is it overnight care what you need, so that you can sleep in peace, knowing that all is safe and well? Maybe you can afford the time to spend all day caring for someone you love. You also need your sleep and we know how draining it can be if you are on duty all night as well! You can stay with your family member for the whole day but than you need to come back home and spend quality time with your own family as well. Overnight Care
â?¢ Help in and out of bedâ?¢ Monitor client during the nightâ?¢ Wash & dress next morningâ?¢ Prepare breakfast & clean up
About the Author
Home Care, Home Help and Senior Care will ensure your loved one has the best home carer from Sandra Cooney’s Home Care â?” http://www.schomecare.ie.
Through Our Eyes is a dementia training DVD produced by the Scottish Dementia Working Group and available from www.sdwg.org.uk The DVD is intended primarily for use as a training and awareness-raising tool amongst professionals at all levels within the health and social care sectors working in dementia care, but it can be used effectively in awareness-raising with all allied health professionals and the general public. It can also be used with people recently diagnosed with dementia to help them realise that they are not alone and the importance of keeping as involved and as active as possible. Members are frank about their feelings at diagnosis which may also resonate with others newly diagnosed. The principles of personalisation emerge in the DVD as it effectively shows individuals taking control of their lives with the help of their natural supports and wider community resources. In particular we want to raise awareness and understanding of * The individual nature of personal experiences * How people adapt and live with their dementia and their coping strategies for doing so * The potential and strengths of people with dementia * How communities can be ‘dementia friendly’ * The difficulties people experience and what professionals can do to make this easier * How involving and listening to people with dementia can enhance and develop the practice of staff in dementia services The DVD runs to 44 minutes and is divided into four chapters: 1. A life with dementia shows …
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Elizabeth Novak, a professional caregiver, speaks about her personal experience with Teepa Snow’s Alzheimer’s/dementia care training program. For excerpts of the Teepa Snow Alzheimer’s/dementia caregiving DVDs visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com To purchase the DVDs please visit pinesofsarasota.org
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