Falkirk & Clackmannanshire Carers Centre - Carers

Care with Confidence – Power of Attorney

What would you do if the person you care for lost the capacity to make decisions on their own?

Come along to our Care with Confidence Sessions on Power of Attorney find out about:
– Incapacity and how this could impact on your caring responsibilities
– How being granted Power of Attorney could help you in your caring role
– Applying for Legal Aid to cover or subsidise any associated costs

Monthly information sessions will be held at the Carers Centre in Falkirk and Ludgate House in Alloa. 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 Ian McCourt at Ludgate House. You can download the programme here.

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Care with Confidence

September Care with Confidence sessions start on Tuesday 6 September 2016, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm, at the Carers Centre in Falkirk.

Hear from various professionals, about the services that are available to support carers and those they care for.

Topics will be Chronic Pain, Home Fire Safety, Telecare and Overnight MECS Care and Dementia – Questions & Answers.

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.

 

 

Falkirk & Clackmannanshire Carers Centre - Young Adult Carers

Care with Confidence Chair Yoga & Guided Relaxation

Our new Yoga and Guided Relaxation Care with Confidence sessions for carers start on Tuesday 2 August 2016.

Carers can often find themselves under increasing stress. We have designed a program of free informal sessions to equip carers with techniques to help them relax and stay healthy.

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 or Rebecca Fowler at the Carers Centre or download the programme here.

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New “Care with Confidence” programme in Denny

New Denny “Care with Confidence” sessions start on Thursday 2 June 2016, 10:30 till 12:30, at St. Alexanders Church, 100 Stirling Road, Denny.
Hear from various professionals about the services that are available to support you and the person you care for. Find out how to access these services and learn some simple tips to aid relaxation.
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 in Falkirk or download the Denny programme – June 2016

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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.
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Care with Confidence in Clackmannanshire

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.

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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.

 

Falkirk & Clackmannanshire Carers Centre - Carers

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.

Falkirk & Clackmannanshire Carers Centre - Careers

New Care With Confidence Programme in Grangemouth

New Grangemouth Care with Confidence sessions start on Thursday 7 April 2016, 10 am until 12 noon, at Talbot House, Talbot Street in Grangemouth.

Hear from various professionals about the services that are available to support you and the person you care for. Find out how to access these services and learn some simple tips to aid relaxation.

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 in Falkirk or download the programme here.