Powys Stroke Resource Folder
Powys Stroke Resource Folder
A stroke changes everything. You may need help and support to live your life to the full. This folder is to support you after your stroke.
This folder belongs to you.
It has spaces where you can tell your story. The story about your stroke and what has happened. You can put as much or as little as you like in it.
It has spaces where you can record how you would like to move forward and things you would like to achieve.
You can do this by writing, drawing or pictures. You can tell your story to someone else. They can help you fill it in.
Doctors, therapist and carers may add things to your folder to help everyone to work together. Working together as a team will improve the support you get.
It also has information that may be useful once you go home, such as telephone numbers and local services.
You can use this folder as you wish. You can:
use it to record the progress you make and your achievements over months and years take it to appointments with you so you don’t have to repeat what has happened to you write questions you want answers to
1 October 2013
DIRECTORY STROKE CLUBS
Area Covered Further Information Contact Details Welshpool & District Weds 2pm - 4pm Mrs Violet Silk Stroke Club 01938 553 203 Every 2nd & 4th weds of Church House the month between April Cost - £1 per session Welshpool - October
nd Every 2 weds of month between Nov – March
Llanidloes Stroke Club Weds 1.30 - 3.30pm Derwenna Bound Methodist Schoolroom 01686 412536 Longbridge Street Every first Wednesday of the month Gwynfryn Evans 01686 670567 Newtown Stroke Club Mondays 10 am - 3pm Rita on 01686 625110. Mill Close Community Centre, Canal Road, Every week except bank Cost: £4 for lunch which Newtown holidays is at 12.30pm
Borders Stroke Club Mondays 2pm-4pm Mrs Marlie Mace Community Support nd 01544 260481 Centre, Presteigne Every 2 Monday of month
2 October 2013
DRIVING
Organisation Further Information Contact Details
Disabled Parking Badge Organised through To apply: Scheme Powys County Council. Ring: 01597 827466 Call in: to your local customer service point
Apply online at: www.powys.gov.uk
Wales Mobility and Driver and passenger Clinic available at Newtown Driving Assessment assessments and hospital or Rookwood hospital in Cardiff. Service information available to provide you with a long Gary Jones - 01745 584858 term mobility solutions. or by e-mail at
Sandra - 02920 555130
[email protected] Powys Drive On Driving Assessment Road Safety Unit - 01597 scheme for mature 826637 drivers. Free, informal confidential assessment for anyone over 55 who wants to improve their driving skills or increase their confidence.
3 October 2013
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Area Covered Name of Scheme Contact Details
Brecon Dial a Ride 01874 624060
Builth Wells Community Car Scheme 01982 553 004
Crickhowell Dial a ride 01874 624060 Hay & District Dial a Ride 01497 821616
Hereford Herefordshire Rural Transport 01432 262971
Knighton Community Car Scheme 01547 520653 Machynlleth Machynlleth & District Transport Linda Hayward, CAMAD, Forge Road 01654 700 071
Red Cross Transport 01654 700 106 (01686) 622566 Newtown Newtown Dial-a-Ride
Sharon Jones , The Old Presteigne Presteigne & Norton Community Drill Hall, Presteigne Support 01544 267961
Rhyader & District Community Minibus Dial-A-Ride 01597 810921
Talgarth Dial a ride 01874 624060 Community Transport Scheme 01938 552154 Welshpool Community Car Scheme 01938 554484 Ystradgynlais Red Cross 01639 843825
4 October 2013
BEFRIENDING AND GETTING SOME COMPANY
Area Covered Further Information Contact Details Machynlleth Help with light Linda Hayward, CAMAD, household tasks and Forge Road, Machynlleth, general befriending 01654 700071
Powys Wide Companionship and Rachael Beech Powys Project Befriending support in own home or Coordinator tel: 01597 community. 822191 For those aged over 50 or email: who live in Powys and [email protected] are at risk of losing independence
Builth Wells Builth Wells Community Ring or call in: Support Befriending Scheme Cathy Warlow, 14 High Street, LD2 3DN Tel: 01982 553 004
Red Cross Home Provides volunteers who Contact: 01874 610462 From Hospital will support people Scheme going home after a stay in hospital to return to their normal daily routines.
Rhyader Rhyader and District Telephone: 01597 810921 community support
Ystradgynlais Ystradgynlais volunteer Telephone: 01639 849192
centre [email protected]
5 October 2013
PRACTICAL HELP AT HOME
Area Covered Further Information Contact Details Powys - Wide Care and Repair Contact: 01597 824040 1. Home visits to advise on repairing or Care and Repair North adapting your home Powys - free service. 01686 640888 2. Handy man scheme also available for repairs.
Handy Man Charges If on benefits – there is a charge for materials only Otherwise - there is a charge of £15 per hour. Machynlleth 1 to 1 volunteer-led CAMAD, Care Centre, Forge Road, Machynlleth support service for everyday tasks e.g. light SY20 8EQ 01654 700192 gardening, household www.advicemachynlleth.org tasks etc
Powys-Wide Red Cross Home from Tel: 01874 611984 hospital scheme for details of your nearest Volunteers will help scheme with things like collecting prescriptions, shopping, companionship, transport and building your confidence.
Knighton and District Help with small practical 01547 520 653 Community Support tasks at home Project
6 October 2013
CARER SUPPORT
Area Covered Further Information Contact Details
Crossroads Care Practical support to carers Contact: by providing trained carer Care Manager (Brecon) support workers, usually in 01874 610346 the home, to relieve the or e-mail carer for periods of time. [email protected]
Care Manager Mid Wales 01686 610800 or e-mail [email protected]
Brecon Carers 1st Friday of each Month Contact: Dianne 01874 615081 Group at Usk House, Bridge St Brecon between 09.30 - 3.30pm
Powys Carers Providing free community- Contact Service based support to carers of The Old Town Hall Temple Street any age anywhere in Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5DL
01597 823 800 [email protected]
7 October 2013
BENEFITS ADVICE
Organisation Further Information Contact Details Disability Powys Providing support to The Automobile Palace, access disability & Temple Street, LLandrindod welfare related benefits Wells, LD1 5HL 0800 988 1691 – advice line 01597 824059 - office
www.disabiltypowys.org.uk [email protected] Age Cymru (Powys) Help with form-filling Telephone: 01686 623707 and checking all benefits have been applied for Email: [email protected] Bro Ddyfi Advice Free, confidential Telephone: 01654 700192 Centre impartial advice. Help and support with benefits, debts and tribunals. Drop in sessions, telephone and email services
Powys Direct Payment Provide information Kat Ranisova, about direct payments Support Service and how they can work Tel: 01823 282823 for you. Provide support with budgets, job descriptions and recruitment.
8 October 2013
DISABILITY AIDS AND
EQUIPMENT
Organisation Further Information Contact Details Disability Powys Advice on equipment The Automobile Palace, Temple Street, LLandrindod and mobility aids Wells, LD1 5HL suppliers Tel. 0800 988 1691
www.disabiltypowys.org.uk
Disability Resource Wheelchairs and Unit 24, Ddole Road, Ent Park Centre Medical mobility aids Llandrindod Wells, Powys Equipment Hire Incontinence and LD1 6DF bathroom aids 01597 824734 Orthopaedic support pillows and cushions. Red Cross Wheelchair Wheelchairs available Tel: 01686 626663 Hire for short term or long term loan. Powys Careline Alarms can be 0845 6027039 provided for medical 01597 827639 Provides personal emergencies, bogus alarms and 24 hour callers, floods, smoke, The Gwalia 365 day monitoring falls etc Ithon Road service. Llandrindod Wells Current costs are from LD1 6AA £3.44 per week. [email protected] Ystradgynlais Mobility scooter and 01639 849192 manual wheelchair hire [email protected]
9 October 2013
TOE NAIL CUTTING
Area Covered Organisation Contact Details
Powys - Wide Age Cymru Powys To book an appointment or for more information Toe nail cutting for people telephone: 01686 623707 aged 60 + Small fee charged Email: [email protected] Knighton - Knighton
Community Hall - 2nd Thursday of the month 09.30 to 12.00 Presteigne - Presteigne Volunteer Bureau - 3rd Monday of the Month - 12.30 - 3.00 Brecon - Brecon Youth Centre, Cradoc Road last Thursday of the month - 09.30 to 12.00 Builth Wells - Wesley Church - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 09.30 to 12.00 Macynlleth and District Volunteers trained by an Linda Hayward, CAMAD, Foot NHS podiatrist offer a Forge Road, Machynlleth, Club general foot care and nail 01654 700071 clipping service to the elderly in the Dyfi valley
10 October 2013
EXERCISE CLASSES & GROUPS
Area Covered Further Information Contact Details
Powys –Wide Age Cymru (Powys) Telephone: 01686 623707
Exercise classes and Chair based exercise Email: groups classes [email protected]
Walking groups
Exercise Referral Scheme Classes held at: Referral required by:
Bro Ddyfi Leisure Centre, GPs Machynlleth Practice Nurses Physiotherapist Maldwyn Leisure Centre, Occupational Health Newtown Specialist Nurses The Flash L/C, Welshpool
Brecon Leisure Centre
Disabled Swimming Newtown Otters Fridays 8.00 pm - 9.00 pm at Maldwyn Leisure Swimming Club for the Centre, Newtown. Disabled The club organises Weekly fee £2.00, swimming activites & water confidence for disabled people of all
ages in the area, as well as social events.
11 October 2013
LUNCH CLUBS AND SOCIAL GROUPS
Area Covered Further Information Contact Details
North Powys Contact the Elderly Wales Elizabeth Morgan,
A national charity with Po Box 125, Available in: Llanfyllin, local groups all over the UK Welshpool, Llangynog, One Sunday afternoon a Powys, Montgomery, month volunteer drivers SY21 0WZ Newtown, Welshpool & accompany older people to 0800 716543 Rhydycroesau a volunteer host's home for 01938 810635 afternoon tea
Machynlleth CAMAD Lunch Clubs & Linda Hayward, CAMAD, Social Clubs Forge Road, Machynlleth, 01654 700071
Presteigne Activities and meetings for Meet fortnightly at Evergreen Club over 60s with speakers, Memorial Hall, Presteigne bus trips, bingo afternoons, 01544 260547 trips and hotel lunches.
Hay and District Luncheon club, an Mrs Sandra Havard, Community Support afternoon social club, Oxford Road, Hay on monthly community Wye, outings HR35AL Tel: 01497821031
Rhyader and District An Action 50+ social club The Arches, West Street, Community Support for people who are 50 or Rhayader over. 9am- 5pm Mon – Fri
01597 810921
12 October 2013
SUPPORT & ADVOCACY
Organisation Further Information Contact Details Disability Powys Help with tribunals and The Automobile Palace, Temple appeals, as well as general Street, LLandrindod Wells, LD1 5HL information advice and Tel. 0800 988 1691 support about issues www.disabiltypowys.org.uk affecting disabled people
Age Cymru Information Help with any issue Telephone: 01686 623707 & Support (Powys - Advocacy - Help to challenge wide) Email: [email protected] decisions and make
complaints Help writing letters or making phone calls
Red Cross Outreach Outreach workers provide Tel: 01686 626663 service one to one support on a range of matters Hay and District Practical help, information Mrs Sandra Havard, Oxford Road, Community Support and advice, signposting Hay on Wye, administrative assistance. Tel: 01497 821031
Rhayader & District Volunteer led support and The Arches, West Street, Rhayader Community Support activities including shopping. 9am- 5pm Monday – Friday Internet access and computer classes. own. 01597 810921
South Volunteer led community Plas Dolerw, Milford Road Newtown Montgomeryshire support for those who are Tel: 01686 629487 Volunteer Bureau disadvantaged due to age, mental or physical disability
Bro Ddyfi Advice Centre Information, advice, Open Wednesdays and Thursday and some evenings for drop in Based in the Ddyfi Valley negotiation and sessions and other days for but with outreaches in representation on any appointments. Welshpool and other subject. Free, impartial and
Mongomeryshire totally confidential Towns. 01654 700192
13 October 2013
Organisation Further Information Contact Details Ystradgynlais Volunteer Various community projects Mrs Caroline Bull – Manager Centre on offer to support 01639 849192 individuals in the local [email protected] community
Powys Citizens Advice Offices at County Office (Newtown) Bureau Machynlleth, Llanidloes Ladywell House Free, independent, Llanfair Caereinion and Park Street confidential and Newtown, Welshpool impartial advice Powys, SY161QS Tel: 0845 601 8421
Website www.powyscitizensadvice.org.uk
Knighton & District o Information & Lesley Wootton, signposting Community Support The Community Centre, o One to one help with letter writing, form filling Knighton, etc Powys, o Community Transport LD71DR service using volunteer 01547 520 653 drivers
14 October 2013
CHRONIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT
Organisation Further Information Contact Details
Expert Patient Held in community Joanna Jones, venues, and led by EPP, Programme trained tutors with Bronllys Hospital, A free NHS initiative for personal experience of Brecon, people with long term long term conditions. LD30LU health problems to learn about their 6 week programmes, Tel: 01874 712507 one session a week [email protected] condition. Stroke Association Available throughout Stroke Information & Support Information and Powys. Coordinator: Support Telephone support, Ellen Ryan home visits, signposting 07903 402375 and secondary [email protected] prevention advice. Visual Impairment Susan Davies Powys County Council Service Visual Impairment Newtown Service SY16 2PL 01686 617520 [email protected]
Welshpool and District Social group for anyone Catholic Church, Visual Impairment Club who is visually impaired 2 Raven Street, Welshpool and their carers. Outings and speakers, 2pm-4pm on alternate Tuesdays general chat and Mr Tom Shufflebotham, company. Raffle to cover cost of hall and refreshments
Radnor Association for Social functions and 01597 823 219 the Blind support
Visual Impairment VIB offers information Michael Knee (sec) Breconshire
15 October 2013
Organisation Further Information Contact Details and a befriending 01874 622987 service. Grants are [email protected] available for individuals,
projects and local clubs for visually impaired people in Breconshire. Newsletter quarterly, available in print or on CD-ROM.
Audio Tape Hire For those who are Presteigne & Norton Presteigne visually impaired Community Support Bureau Lorraine or Pat The Old Drill Hall, Hereford Street, Presteigne, Powys, LD82DG Tel: 01544260806
Powys Talking The Armory, Brook Street, Newspapers Welshpool Tel: 01938 552085
16 October 2013
EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
Organisation Further Information Contact Details
Mental Health Part of Powys association Newtown office Information Service of voluntary organisations 01686 628300
Ponthafren Association Activities and support for Newtown those experiencing Longbridge Street, Mental Health Support mental health issues or Newtown SY16 2DY social isolation. 01686 621586
Free counselling service [email protected] by appointment only Welshpool Outreach The Enterprise Centre 42 Broad Street Welshpool Sy21 7RR 01938 552770
Mid Powys Mind For people who have Our contact details mental health issues or Resource Centre who are suffering from Crescent Chambers, depression/anxiety or South Crescent panic attacks. Also for Llandrindod Wells their family, support Powys workers, carers and friends. [email protected]
Knighton and District Assisting people with Catherine Plant, mental health problems Community Support Tel: 01547 520655 Project to reconnect with their community through
volunteering.
Ystradgynlais Mind Advice, support, Wellbeing Centre, 61-64 counselling, wellbeing www.mindtv.org.uk Penybryn, Ystradgynlais Tel: 01639 841345
17 October 2013
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS & HELPLINES
Contact Details Access to Work Scheme 0845 602 1358
Benefits Enquiry Line 0800 882 3654 www.direct.gov.uk/benefitsadvisor www.benefitsforbeginners.gov.uk Care Line 0808 808 7777 Free service offering advice, benefits assessments and Community Care Issues
Carers Advice 0800 882 200 www.direct.gov.uk/carers Citizens Advice Bureau 0844 772020 www.adviceguide.org.uk Crisis Loans Emergency interest free loans
0800 032 7950 Disabled Drivers Association 0870 770 3333 www.dda.org.uk Provides information about accessible Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week parking, vehicle adaptations etc
DVLA Driver Loans 0870 240 009 There may be a cost involved in this service. Home Heat Helpline 0800 33 66 99 (free)
Free advice and information on grants for 9am-6pm weekdays anyone worried about paying their energy bills and keeping warm Mental Health Helpline FREEPHONE 0800 132 737 TEXT - HELP TO 81066
National Debt line Free advice on financial problems Free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems 0808 808 4000 (free) 9am-9pm weekdays 9am-1pm Sats www.nationaldebtline.co.uk NHS Direct 0845 4647 www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
18 October 2013
Contact Details Pension Credits 0800 991 234
Pension Service 0845 606 0265 Samaritans 08457 909090
24/7 helpline service which gives you a safe space where you can talk about what is happening, how you are feeling, and how to find your own way forward.
Speakability 080 8808 9572 www.speakabilty.org.uk Information service for anyone with communication difficulties after stroke Tax Credits 0845 300 3900 www.hmrc.gov.uk Turn 2 Us www.turn2us.org.uk
Charitable service offering free, 0808 802 2000 (free) confidential advice and information on welfare benefits and grants that might be 8am-8pm weekdays available to those in financial need.
Disclaimer This directory of local and national support organisations is correct at the time of publication and is provided as a signposting tool only, not as an endorsement of any of the individual organisations and projects listed. Similarly we do not accept any liability or responsibility for the content of the websites or information leaflets that these organisations and projects provide.
19 October 2013