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Engage 2 Summer 2015.Pdf EE FPleaseR take one SUMMER 2015 EngAGE Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way Why making a Will is an investment for the future PERFORMANCE AT Buxton Opera House THINgs TO DO with your Grandchildren this Summer SummerSummer SunSun SSafetafetYY TIPTIPSS IN THE GARDEN + WORDSEARCH + WHAT’S ON + CHARITY SHOPS + MUCH MORE SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION Mansfield Road Baptist Housing Association Ltd has over forty years experience of providing quality apartments for the elderly. Fox Grove Court, Basford The accommodation within the four sheltered housing schemes is designed for elderly people to live an independent life whilst at Lincoln Court, Bilborough the same time enjoying the security of having a warden living on site. A varied programme of social activities is offered including a weekly lunch-club. Spencer Court, Sherwood Rise For more details and an application form see: www.mrbha.org or contact Jackie on 0115 9421508 William Olds Court, Wollaton EngAGE CONTENTS SUMMER 2015 29 20 12 16 30 CONteNts LIst SUMMER 2015 Advocacy – How it Can Safeguarding Yourself In the Kitchen . 26 Help Me . 06 Against the Heat . 17 One of Mary Berry’s favourite summer Have you ever felt unable to speak A quick guide to some common recipes – Malted Chocolate Cake. up for yourself in a situation? heat related illnesses. In the Garden . 29 In the Community . 10 Bridging the Summer gardening tips. Age UK Notts and Age UK Derby and Intergenerational Gap . 18 Derbyshire in action near you. A series of creative workshops Would You Benefit around Chaddesden addressing from Day Services? . 30 Grandparent Carers . 12 the theme of conflict. Sybil Levin Centre provides a range of The role of grandparents in caring services and activites for older people. for their grandchildren. Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way . 20 What’s On . 36 Things To Do With Why making a Will is an Local events and activites across Your Grandchildren investment for the future. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. This Summer . 13 20 fun ideas for activites to enjoy Charity Shops . 22 Performance at with your grandchildren. Age UK Derby & Derbyshire Buxton Opera House . 37 charity shops supported the Age UK is supported by the Summer Sun Safety Tips . 16 Nutrition and Hydration week. High Sheriff of Derbyshire. Some sun facts and how to protect yourself against the sun. 4 | SUMMER 2015 www.ageuk.org.uk/derbyandderbyshire 26 Meet the Foreword team… from the Editor Angel Child 0115 841 4472 [email protected] Editor Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ 0115 844 0011 [email protected] www.ageuknotts.org.uk Twitter: @ageuknotts Facebook: facebook.com/ageuknotts Welcome to your Age UK Derby & Derbyshire Summer 29a Market Place, Heanor, Edition of Derbyshire DE75 7EG 01773 768 240 EngAGE! administration@ ageukderbyandderbyshire.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk/derbyandderbyshire Twitter: @AgeUK_DD You’ll find this issue full of ways to Facebook: facebook.com/ageukderbyderbyshire make sure you have a great summer, Designer including one of Mary Berry’s favourite 10 Eden Linnell summer recipes, how to safeguard [email protected] yourself against the summer heat and some summer sun safety tips Advertising Laurence Rowe to protect yourself during the hot 01536 526 662 summer months. Not forgetting [email protected] some useful summer gardening tips for those with green fingers. Kevin Mok 01536 526 678 [email protected] On a more serious note, Christina Yardley of Actons Solicitors offers Publisher some great advice about why making Lance Publishing Ltd, 1st Floor, Tailby House, Bath Road, Kettering NN16 8NL a Will is an investment for the future. 01536 512 624 01536 515 481 We’ve also got a spectacular [email protected] performance – ‘The Pirates of www.lancepublishing.co.uk Penzance’ at Buxton Opera House Printer which you could support and watch. In 13 Lance Print Ltd addition, we looked at the active role 01733 390 564 that many grandparents play in caring for their grandchildren and things to do ON THE COVER with your grandchildren this summer. And for those who love to go out and 20 This magazine is produced, free of charge, on behalf of Age UK about this summer, why not take a Derby & Derbyshire and Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire by Lance Publishing Ltd. All rights are reserved by the charities and look at the What’s On section to see no part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part what activities you could enjoy. without the written permission of the charities. Age UK Derby & 37 Derbyshire and Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire will accept no responsibility for, or necessarily agree with, any claims made or views expressed in this publication, nor does the mention of any Have a lovely summer! product, service or advertisement imply a recommendation by Age UK Derby & Derbyshire or Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire. 16 The information contained in this magazine is not advice, and should not be treated as such. To the maximum extent permitted 13 by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, undertakings and guarantees relating to this magazine. Age UK Derby & Derbyshire: Registered Charity No. 1068550, Limited Company No. 3510613. Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire: Angel Registered Charity No. 1067881, Limited Company No. 3455485. Lance Publishing Ltd: Registered Company No. 03253372. Angel Child Editor www.ageuknotts.org.uk SUMMER 2015 | 5 EngAGE AADDHowVOVO can itcac cachelp me? YY Well, have you ever felt Do you need someone to help you your wishes even when you feel those unable to speak up for find out sources of information and around you aren’t listening and they yourself in a situation? talk through a difficult decision? won’t judge you or tell you what to do. Even the strongest of us at some time Getting assistance from an advocate is Perhaps you: in our lives would benefit from someone very easy and you can refer yourself, or • are experiencing difficulties speaking up for us – that someone you can be referred by your family and raising an issue you are worried would be an Age UK Notts advocate. friends, as well as by professionals such as about? Maybe with a housing social workers or occupational therapists. association or the local authority? We work throughout the whole of • are in a care home and Nottinghamshire (both City and We provide a community advocacy are concerned about County) and will visit people who service through the Your Voice, Your aspects of your care? need advocacy assistance whether Choice Advocacy Service which supports • are going to see your doctor or have they are in their own home or perhaps people who are 18 years and over (if a consultant’s appointment and need in hospital or a care home. they meet one or more of the following someone to help give you a voice? criteria – mental health, learning • need help to make a Our advocacy services are free, disability, dementia, physical or sensory complaint to someone? confidential and totally independent – impairment) and the service is accessible • need help to contact they are there for you and will only act to all older people aged 65 or over. social care services? on your instruction. They will respect Our advocacy team assist a large number of clients who are needing support around benefits and finance issues, and also those who need helping communicating with other agencies. However our work is very varied; from supporting clients at safeguarding meetings; helping people raise issues with private contractors in respect of the provision of goods and services, housing associations, energy providers; supporting clients at meetings with hospital consultants; support around immigration issues; and signposting to other specialist services, to name but a few. “I found the advocate most friendly and very professional. The really good thing is that I was not made to feel stupid or inadequate in asking for help.” “This service got me the help I so desperately needed and I cannot praise it enough.” In Nottingham City, Rushcliffe and Broxtowe we have dedicated Residents’ Representatives who work in care homes and they may be able to help if: 6 | SUMMER 2015 www.ageuk.org.uk/derbyandderbyshire • you have questions about any aspect of “When I met my Patients’ Representative the district nursing team to ask for your care, including financial matters I was at a very low point. I broke down an emergency visit to assess for • you need support with any issues in her office and this was the first continence pads and equipment for the relating to any aspect of your life time I admitted I needed help. The bed, as well as assessing her current • you want someone independent advocate phoned the care home… situation as she was at very high risk to speak on your behalf. and got the ball rolling… from that of developing pressure sores. day on the Patients’ Representative They provide advocacy support to both has been a Godsend to me and my After the advocate had alerted the residents and their relatives and this family and has helped in things that I various services it was arranged can be provided on a one-to-one basis, alone could never have achieved.” that the district nurse would visit the How can it help me? in groups, and also through attending client that day and social services residents and relatives meetings. Here is an example of how one would liaise with the care provider of our advocacy team assisted and get the hours changed to a more Residents’ Representatives often find a client with several issues: suitable time to meet her needs.
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