Alzheimer Scotland - Falkirk

Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre have a new carer programme out focusing on a variety of subjects with two sessions focusing on learning how to look after your emotional needs when you care for someone who has dementia to finding out what support is available from the Dementia Outreach Team and Alzheimer Scotland. For more information see flyer attached

Do you support someone living with Frontotemporal lobe Dementia. If you do, you may be interested in coming along to an information session which we hold the last Friday of every month at Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre. For more information see the poster attached.

Solicitors For Older People Scotland (SOPS) has announced the introduction of a Home Visit Service to older clients and clients with sensory deprivation, accessibility or mobility issues.
The service allows clients to be seen at home for legal work, rather than having always to make arrangements to visit the solicitors’ office. The service will be available across the Central Belt, where most of SOPS’ 31 member firms are located.
There will be no extra charge to clients and ...all clients will be assessed for legal aid.
To access the Home Visit Service, or for further information, please contact SOPS by phone: 0800 037 0526 or visit their website on www.solicitorsforolderpeoplescotland.co.u k/.
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Sheffield Univeristy and the Economic and Social research council are looking at how technology can assist family carers who combine paid employment with caring for someone who has dementia. They are looking for carers who are in this position. For more information on the criteria required to be part of this exciting project, see the information poster below.

SHARE is a new NHS Research Scotland initiative created to establish a register of people interested in participating in health research and who agree to allow SHARE to use the coded data in their various NHS computer records to check whether they might be suitable for health research studies. This access can be incredibly useful when it comes to developing new treatments and cures for a wide variety of health conditions.
When you join, you might be invited to take part in a health research study in the future but it would be up to you at the time to decide if you wanted to participate.
It only takes a minute to join the SHARE register, but together we can make a real difference to Scotland's future health. For more info, see link below https://www.registerforshare.org/

Come along to a movie day on 27th April 2019 at Thornhill Court, 1st Floor, Kennard Street, Falkirk. For more information see the poster for more details and also programme attached for the rest of the year

Alzheimer Scotland would like to ask you to support them in campaigning for people with advanced dementia to have equal access to free healthcare just like other progressive illnesses in Scotland. If you are able to lend your support please sign up to the Fair Dementia Care campaign on https://www.alzscot.org/fairdementiacare< br>

Would you give up 2 hours of your time on 20/21st of April to help raise vital funds for Alzhiemer Scotland. For more information see attached poster. Please share this post.

Dementia Service Development Centre have a Dementia education free workshop for family carers and volunteers' session in Stirling on Friday 26 April. If you are are interested please email to book your place: dementia@stir.ac.uk

Support Alzheimer Scotland by running the Great Run in Stirling on Sunday 28th April 2019

Support Alzheimer Scotland by taking part in the Great Run in Stirling on Sunday 28th April. For more information on signing up see the poster below

⭐Its that time of year again - round up the ladies and join us for our most glamourous event of the year! Grab your tickets now for the ultimate girls day out... ⭐ Hosted by the fabulous Gina On The Radio our @ladies lunch 2019 will once again take place at the stunning Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. Tickets are £55 each / Tables of 10 £500 and include: 💅Access to our shopping & pamper lounge to treat yourself and get expert beauty tips from high street brand stalls includi...ng MAC Cosmetics Braehead, Clarins & Benefit Cosmetics 🥂Sparkling Drinks Reception & photobooth by Pearl & Plum Photography for those insta perfect pics 🛍Goody Bag 🍛🍰Delicious 2 course meal 🎁Try your luck at winning some amazing prizes in our raffle, grand prize draw and the ladies favourite - our Luxury Lotto! 💃Dance the afternoon away through the decades with 2 energetic performances from the SUGAhoneyz All while helping support us to make sure nobody faces dementia alone! 💜 Tickets on sale now: http://bit.ly/2DtYVLI
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Are you a family carer? Would you like to learn more about the services that are offered by the Pharmacy service ranging from minor ailments, acute and chronic medication, dosette boxes and blister packs. Come along to an information session hosted by Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre on 9th April from 10.30am-12.30pm

Thanks to the The Falkirk Company of Archers and Lindsay Porter at yoganuu.com for a fun and relaxing day at Polmont Sports Centre. Members of our 'Try Something New' group, which include people with dementia and family carers, had a go at soft archery and chair yoga on Monday.

The fourth annual Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC) conference will be held at the Radisson Blu, in Glasgow on Monday 15th April 2019. The conference this year welcomes members of the SDRC and everyone with an interest in dementia research.
The Conference will showcase the world-leading dementia research taking place across Scotland. This year, we will focus on fundamental science and will show the exciting, and often unusual, research that takes place in laborator...ies which helps to improve our understanding of dementia and potentially discover new treatments.
This event is free but please register using eventbrite booking form. I hope you can make it!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sdrc-annua l-conference-2019-…
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Do you support a family member or friend who has a diagnosis of Frontotemporal lobe dementia. The Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre runs a monthly support group at their centre in Bank Street Falkirk with the first session on 25th January, 1.30-3.30pm. The theme will be changing eating habits and strategies for better nutrition and understanding. For more info call Rebecca Fowler on 01324 611510

UPDATE - Event now full. Thanks for your interest To celebrate Burns Supper, you and the person that you care for are invited to a free Burns supper on Thursday 24th January 2019. The evening is for carers supporting someone with a diagnosis of dementia who have not yet accessed any of their local community groups. If this is you, please get in touch with Rebecca Ralston at Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre to see if there is a place available as numbers are limited. Please get in touch before Friday 18th January.

Come along to a movie day on 26th January 2019 •1pm for lite 'Scottish themed' lunch and then 2pm for Movie Group, with residents @ Thornhill Court. For more information please see contact details on attached flyer.