Older People
Getting Into Health & Social Care.
If you are 16-25, unemployed and interested in a career in care, join the free training programme with the Princes Trust, where you can:
- Have the chance to gain qualifications such as food hygiene, emergency first aid or moving and handling
- Receive training in topics relevant to the sector, including dementia, health and safety
- Improve your teamwork and communication skills and boost your confidence, interview skills and CV
- Receive six month’s support after the programme to help you find a job
INTERESTED?
Contact:
For more information contact Lynne Martin on 01224 289729 / 07787 518392 or email lynne@elevatoruk.com or visit www.princes-trust.org.uk
Better Late Than Never….
The Annals of Arbuthnott
Isabella Williamson is one of life’s ‘maker-happeners’. She’s had to be to keep the Grassic Gibbon Centre in Arbuthnott open and vibrant. The times have changed and people don’t use village halls in quite the same way as they used to. This was one of the reasons that she started supporting a group of older residents to document their memories of past times in Arbuthnott.
In this interview, Isabella tells us how the Arbuthnott Reminiscence Group got started and how it fell in alongside the development of the Grassic Gibbon Centre – both of which are quite outstanding efforts to make sure the local past is gone but not forgotten.
Memories of Another Befriender . . .
Like yesterday, today we have some reflections from one of Kincardine & Deeside Befriending’s befrienders. Read Marilyn’s thoughts about reminiscing and sharing memories as we get older . . .
Not Everyone’s Cup Of Tea…….
Trish Hughes, Volunteer Befriender with Kincardine & Deeside Befriender spends time with Margaret. Going for walks, shopping or visiting the garden centre. However, weather-permitting, one thing loved by both is visiting local cemeteries!
The Value of Reminiscence to Kincardine & Deeside Befriending
K & D Befriending exists to reduce the impact of social isolation and loneliness in older people by matching them on a one to one basis with a volunteer befriender. A regular visit from a befriender provides companionship, practical and emotional support, and generally improves physical and mental wellbeing. Reminiscing is recognised as an integral part of what happens. Read the rest of this entry »
Go for Gold, Dance with Me and Take the Challenge
Eva three step, tap dancing and line dancing – do you have experience in any of these dances? Join the Dance With Me Challenge 2014 to give them a go! If you don’t know them you can just make up your own dance!
Go for Gold Challenge – what is it all about?
Burnside Care Home Residents Took On the Race for Life and Won!
Would you like to be still walking 5Ks in your older years? May and Alice, residents at Burnside Care Home, did and loved it!
The Race For Life was held on the 22nd of June this year in Aberdeen. Emma Steel at Burnside Care Home in Laurencekirk wrote this blog post about it to let us know how two of their residents took part. Read the rest of this entry »
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