Tag Archives: alzheimers

A Carer thinking about dementia and memory problems

August 9, 2013   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia, learning difficulties

Guest blog by Carol Munt
munt12@aol.com

Last week I found out how frustrating and annoying it is to be stopped by the traffic police, have my car impounded and issued with a summons for no  vehicle insurance and a £150 bill to retrieve my car.
All because I missed the printing mistake on my certificate of insurance which said 736 instead of 376 as part of my car registration and I couldn’t remember who I had insured with.
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Humanity must come before parking fines!

August 8, 2013   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia, Older care, Scotland

Parking fine refunded to Good Samaritan after the News step in

Aug 7 2013 by Andrea O’Neill, East Kilbride News

Blue meanies slapped a parking ticket on the car of a Good Samaritan who stopped to provide urgent care to an elderly dementia sufferer.

Humanist Celebrant Ross Wright was hit with a £60 fine while responding to what he claims was a medical emergency.

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NorseCare wins double bid to provide ‘high quality’ care and dementia support in Norfolk

August 5, 2013   Carers, dementia, disability, Norfolk, Older care

Article By: Laura McCardle, News Editor

Elderly people in Norfolk are set to benefit from a new £4.2m housing with care scheme

 

The cash for the development, which will be built on the Three Score site in Bowthorpe, will be provided by the Home and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Department of Health, after Norwich City Council promised to provide the land free of charge.

The housing with care scheme will be made up of 78 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom apartments with landscaped gardens and community facilities. NorseCare will work in partnership with Norwich City Council, Norfolk County Council and NPS Property Consultants to develop the scheme, which will provide “vital support” to elderly people in the area.

Colleen Walker, board member and county councillor, said: “NorseCare is committed to providing high quality care across the county and the hard work and funding that has gone into applying for these apartments is a great example of this.

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