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Community Care Magazine No46 for Elderly and DisabledHow to Recognise a Stroke Every year in the UK 150,000 people have a stroke. Prompt action immediately after a stroke ensures that medical help is given quickly, possible further damage to the brain is avoided and gives a person a much better chance of a full recovery. The problem is that most people do not know how to recognise when a person has just had a stroke. To try and overcome this problem the Stroke Association wants to let as many people as possible know about FAST. FAST stands for the Face Arm Speech Test, which is used by paramedics to diagnose whether a person has had a stroke. Anyone can use the FAST technique and therefore may be able to quickly get help for someone who may have had a stroke. FAST
Arm weakness : Can the person raise both arms? Speech problems : Can the person speak clearly and understand what you say? Test all three symptoms : If the person fails any of these tests you must call 999 and get medical help immediately. The Royal Mail Can Help If you are planning to be away from home it is wise not to have mail piling up on your doormat for anyone else to see. Keepsafe is a service available from the Royal Mail. They will keep your mail safe and deliver all of it to you the next available delivery after the date you choose. It costs £5.35 for up to 17 days rising to £16.05 for up to 66 days. For further details pick up a form at your local post office or telephone 08457 740 740 (local rate). Here are some other services provided by your post office:
85 percent of people who reach 100 years of age are women. An area the size of the Isle of Wight would need to be planted with spruce trees to absorb the Carbon Dioxide created by the annual UK use of domestic appliances and domestic lights. Register Your Bike Thousands of bicycles are stolen each year and if they are recovered, the Police may not always know where to return them. To prevent this and to deter thieves you can register with: bikeregister.com which will post details of your bike on a secure on-line database attached to their website, which Police Forces across the country have access to. There are different levels of registration e.g. the Bronze Registration is £5.95 and you will get: A registration Log Book to be used as proof of ownership; Lifetime registration on the above database; a holographic label to alert thieves that your bike is registered; secure access to your account on the bike register website. For further details visit
http://www.bikeregister.com
Never put candles or tea lights on the top of a television or on the side of the bath. It is likely that the television and the bathtub have a plastic surface and if left unattended they can melt the surface. Every three days someone dies from a fire caused by a cigarette. (Statistic published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.) Take precautions at all times:
It speaks as if advising in a very special way. Put your best foot forward on whatever route you take. Try to keep a level head on decisions you may make. Give pessimists the elbow if they try to catch your ear, Make no bones about it, a helping hand brings cheer. Whatever care we shoulder, it seems prudent to recall, This kind of body language can be helpful to us all. Buying a Second Hand Cooker Gas Cookers whether new or second hand come under the Gas Cooking Appliances (Safety) Regulations, which are part of the Consumer Protection Act 1987. Buying a new cooker from a reputable company should not present any problems but buying one second hand may. If you are going to buy a second hand cooker then the seller has to conform to the above regulations and you should read them before buying. A flavour of the Regulations is as follows:
PALS If you are unhappy with care either you or a relative (or friend) receives in hospital you should speak to a member of the ward or clinic staff. If they cannot help you or you feel uncomfortable about talking to them contact PALS. PALS is the Patient Advice and Liaison Service.
Most hospitals now have a PALS department so if you need them, you can contact them by phone, fax or email. (local numbers) Easter Biscuits Ingredients:
Enjoy!!! Inspections In February 2006 we had an inspection which was carried out by The Commission for Social Care Inspection and in March 2006 we had a further inspection from The Scottish Care Commission. The E111 Is No More Going on holiday in Europe during the last few years has meant that it was a wise precaution to obtain an E111. If you had one of these then you could get reciprocal free or reduced cost healthcare whilst you were in the European Economic Area. The E111 form has now been discontinued. The replacement to the E111 is The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). You can pick up an application form at any post office. Without it you will not be able to obtain free or reduced cost treatment and may have to pick up a substantial bill if you become ill or have an accident. Jigsaws Martells is an online shop that sells jigsaws for people with reduced vision or who are no longer able to handle smaller size puzzle pieces. You can contact them by phone on 01342 321303 or visit this webpage:
Martells Jigsaw Puzzles
Every Thursday Able Community Care publishes an email newsflash containing information such as: the latest care news, an 'in house' section for Able carers, interesting statistics and comparisons, etc. It is a short quick read to keep people up to date. Subscribers include solicitors, charities, health professionals, case managers, carers and clients. If you would like to receive a copy to your email inbox every Thursday morning, please subscribe by using the grey boxes at the top or bottom of this page. Generous Sponsors You may remember last year we asked for your help in raising money for a wheelchair for Mel. Mel is a disabled athlete who required a more appropriate wheelchair to enable her to compete in world class archery championships. We asked our readers to donate 'a penny per person per week' i.e. 52 pence and to send it to us in advance. We managed to raise over £500.00, all of which was put to purchasing the chair. This edition we ask for your help again. Tom Wagstaff, husband of our Recruitment Manager Polly, is running the marathon for The Leukaemia Research Trust and hopes to raise a minimum of £1250.00 for the Trust. The Marathon is run in London on April 23rd. The course is 26 miles long and he hopes to run it in three and a half hours. If any of our readers would like to send us another 52 pence to put towards Tom's target please send it to us at The Old Parish Rooms, Whitlingham Lane, Trowse, Norwich. NR14 8TZ. (Last time many people sent 52 pence to us sellotaped to the back of a piece of cereal packet!) Special Thanks We would like to express special thanks to Charity Mangazva and Nicola Davies-Grant passing on praise and thanks with reference to an elderly lady they cared for. Jokes of the Month Judy and Monica were walking down the road when Judy turns to Monica and says, "Hey look at that dog with one eye!" Monica covers up one of her eyes and says, "Where?" What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole? Live-in Carers Required The following newspaper advertisement is now appearing in many newspapers. "Fortnightly live-in carer posts available. Requirements: NVQ 2 plus clean driving licence. £750 - £1200 per fortnight plus expenses. Range of locations, choice of client group. Tel. Able Community Care 01603 281923." If you know of someone who would like to be an Able Carer and has the above requirements, please put them in contact with us. For any introduction that leads to a carer working for us, then the introducer will be sent an unusual but acceptable gift! Interesting Fact Since 1st January 2006 over six hundred client brochures have been sent out to addresses in Scotland.
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