| Your feet are probably the last part of your body you think about — until they start hurting. Come along and learn from a podiatrist, the best way to look after your feet. Carers can book a free appointment with the podiatrist at the Carers Centre. Appointments are available from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm on Wednesday 8 June and Wednesday 20 July. Contact the Carers Centre to book a place. |
Care with Confidence in Grangemouth
| As a carer you may find yourself under increasing stress. Learn methods to help ease feelings of tension and aid relaxation and find out about services in your area that are there to support you and the person you care for. Thursdays 5-26 May 2016 at Talbot House in Talbot Street in Grangemouth. Click here for a copy of the latest programme. |
Singing and Music Workshop – Update
| Are you an adult carer living in the Falkirk area interested in singing and music? Come along to lift your mood and feel good at the singing and music workshops with Alex Christie, a qualified singing coach and music therapist. The sessions will run weekly at the Carers Centre. If you are interested in attending the sessions, please contact the Carers Centre by 20 May 2016. |
Falkirk Carers Forum
| Have your voice heard: join other carers and representatives from health, social care and the third sector to discuss current issues and hear the latest updates. The Falkirk Carers Forum meets quarterly at the Carers Centre in Falkirk. It is an opportunity for local carers to discuss with service providers, and one another, local and national issues that affect carers and those they care for. Contact Claire Crossan at the Carers Centre if you are interested in attending the Falkirk Carers Forum from 11 am to 1 pm followed by lunch, on the following dates: 25 May 2016 24 August 2016 23 November 2016 |
Singing & Music Workshop
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Are you an adult carer living in the Falkirk area interested in singing and music? Why not come along and lift your mood and feel good. Sign up to singing and music workshops with Alex Christie, a qualified singing coach and music therapist. The sessions will run from 28 April to 9 June, 11 am to 12 noon at the Carers Centre in Falkirk. If you are interested, contact the Carers Centre. |
Pamper Treatments for Carers
A qualified complimentary therapist will be volunteering at the Carers Centre to offer Carers Free treatments including:
Appointments will be available at Centre in Falkirk on the afternoon of 20 May, 1 pm to 4 pm. If there is sufficient interest, the appointments will be available monthly going forward. If you are interested in booking a pamper session, contact the Carers Centre. |
Fit for Life Fitness Class
| An opportunity for carers in Falkirk district over the age of 16 who are caring for an adult.
You will have an opportunity to train with a Personal Trainer, participating in a class that will be flexible and tailored to suit your needs. If you haven’t trained in a while, or if you are a first timer just looking to start, this class could be the one for you. It will be a great opportunity to meet other carers and you will have fun as well as exercising. The sessions will run weekly for 4 weeks at the Carers Centre on Wednesday mornings, 11 am to 12 pm from the 27 April to the 18 May. To encourage fitness, you will receive a pedometer to keep a track of the many steps you will take. If you are interested in attending the sessions contact the Centre in Falkirk. |
Care with Confidence in Clackmannanshire
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The new programme of Care with Confidence sessions in Clackmannanshire runs from 20 April to 29 June 2016. Sessions will be held in Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa. For further information, or to book a place please contact Ian at the Centre in Alloa or download a programme here. |
Care with Confidence – Falls Prevention
Each year, more than a third of over 65’s experience one or more falls. It is often accepted that falls are an inevitable consequence of getting older. This is not the case.
Come along to the Falls Prevention session on Wednesday 20 April 2016, 10.00 am at Hawkhill Community Centre, Alloa to find out how to prevent falls in the house and enjoy an introduction to gentle self help balance and strengthening exercises. It can make a difference.
To book a place, please contact the Centre in Alloa.
New Fronto-Temporal Dementia Care with Confidence Programme starting in April
People with Fronto-Temporal Dementias have very different needs from those with Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia and their carers can feel isolated from other carers as their personal situations are very different from their own.
These sessions are open to carers in Forth Valley who care for someone who has a confirmed diagnosis of Fronto-Temporal Dementia. Monthly meetings will be held to provide advice and social support in an informal setting.
Professionals are invited on a regular basis to talk about the clinical, social and legal aspects of care.
The group will be run by:
Alister Edmond, Dementia Link Nurse, NHS
Donna Mulder, Carers Training Co-ordinator, Carers Centre
Ruth Gardner, Occupational Therapist, NHS
Forthcoming meetings will take place at the Carers Centre in Falkirk on the following Fridays from 1.30 – 3.30 pm: 29 April, 27 May and 24 June 2016.
For further information, to book a place, or if you require alternative care for the person you care for so that you can attend, please contact: Donna Mulder at the Carers Centre or download the programme here.