Keep Your Pets Close: How Animals Help Dementia Super carers article Pets can help to stabilise our blood pressure, reduce stress and feelings of loneliness, and even improve our overall physical and emotional wellbeing. Find out how pets can help those living with dementia. When someone is diagnosed with dementia, it is often assumed that keeping their beloved pet is … Read More
Dementia – after the diagnosis
Are you a carer? Do you know how to access services to help you care. If you have concerns about Memory Loss and changed behaviour in your loved one you can get a referral from your GP to a memory clinic. You might also want to access the Alzheimers Society support line to see what services are available locally. There are … Read More
Choosing a care package – what to look for
Moving House Planner- information session at the Memory tree
Jane Dunn of Moving House Planner attended Idle Memory Club gave a short information session on her relocation business. The session detailed the work done with clients who want to move into care homes, extra care or organise home care. Jane has visited a lot of homes as she does consultancy work with care homes and home care helping them … Read More
skills for care training available to become a PA (care)
skills for care is offering training in west yorkshire #Directpayment holders – if you employ your own PAs our funding can pay for training to help them develop their skills and provide better care. Apply now https://goo.gl/9kqCJ3 Individual employer funding Individual employers who employ carers through a direct payment, personal health budget (PHB) or with their own money, can apply … Read More
Grants available for Community groups
Moving House Planner supports this great scheme – Bradford Comic Relief Local Communities Programme- Projects should be run by local people directly affected by the issues they are dealing with. Priority will be given to small, locally based groups and organisations in areas of disadvantage that have a clear understanding of the needs of their community. You can apply for … Read More
New stroke club for younger people
Moving House Planner is working with a new section of www.stroke.org.uk for younger people. What is a stroke It is a brain attack. It happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. Blood carries essential nutrients and oxygen to your brain. Without blood your brain cells can be damaged or die. This damage can have different effects, … Read More
Working with Carers and Companions Ilkley
Moving House Planner is now working with Carers and Companions of Ilkley. It is a well established company specialising in providing care in the community for Ilkley and Addingham residents . Moving House Planner comments “ these services can complement each other MHP offers benefits advice, assisting people moving from hospital ,sourcing properties, assisting people to adapt their home or … Read More
Skills for Care
Skills for care Training @ Village Hotel, Leeds on Wednesday 16th November book www.skillsforcare.org.uk/leedsroadshow Interactive roadshow which starts at 9.15am and finishes at 12.30pm The roadshow is aimed at care employer organisations in the adult social care sector including all new managers Topics include demonstrating improvement to CQC, Developing effective leadership and management The future of qualifications and apprenticeships
Channel 4 asking assistance from Moving House Planner
Received this from a contact at Channel 4. We are now looking for lots more potential house hunters for our brand new Channel 4 property show! Anyone needing help deciding between both coastal and countryside locations – we’d love to help you resolve the dilemma by showing you the best of the bunch! If interested, email househunters@coastvcountry.co.uk! www.coastvcountry.co.uk Coast V … Read More