- Dementia Care - Planning for a Move
- Alerting Systems
- A True Story
- Senior Citizen's Club Concert
- Taylor Street Legal Service
- Stay Active Stay Independent
- ESA International Annual Cancer Luncheon Fashion Parade
- Senior's Week
- Mayoral Morning Tea
- Tai Chi For Arthritis
- Congratulations, Beryl Carter
- Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
- Special for Seniors' cruises
Dementia Care - Planning for a Move
Once a place becomes available in a residential facility a decision may need to be made very quickly, so it is helpful for the carer to plan the move in advance.
People with dementia can be disturbed by change. If at all possible, introduce the person with dementia to the new facility gradually so that the place becomes a little more familiar and a little less confusing and frightening. Sometimes of course, this is just not possible, especially if the move has to be made quickly.
Ensuring that the person's room has as many familiar items as possible may help with the change. Family photos and familiar prints or paintings on the wall and familiar bed coverings can make the new room look a little more like their own bedroom at home.
During this initial moving stage, it will take time for both the person with dementia and the carer to adjust to the new situation. There is no correct number of times that the carer should visit or the amount of time they should stay. Many carers will wish to visit frequently during this time. Others will want to rest and recover from the strain of care giving. The important thing is to make each visit as rewarding as possible.
REMEMBER
It is important for carers to take care of themselves when the move takes place. Use friends and family for support during and immediately after the move, and counselling services if needed.
Our deeds travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.
Alerting Systems
For people who live alone there are a number of alerting systems available. These systems can assist in providing the security needed to stay at home, not only for those people who live alone, but post operative and early discharge patients, or for those who are frail or disabled.
Most alerting systems involve the client plugging a small device into their telephone line and wearing a waterproof pendant around their neck. In an emergency or accident the client presses the button on the pendant and a two way conversation line is opened between an operator and the client. The appropriate response can then be sent to an emergency service, family, friend or neighbour.
For information on services that may be of assistance, please contact Seniors Enquiry Line on 1300 135 500 (TTY 07 3250 1929) from 9am to 5pm weekdays.
A TRUE STORY
A pretty girl, suffering from hay fever, leaving for a posh dinner party, decided she needed two handkerchiefs for the evening - and stuck the extra one into her bodice.
At the dinner, having used up one handkerchief, she reached into her bosom for the fresh one. She rummaged around without success - and suddenly became aware that the conversation had stopped and all the guests were watching her.
"Excuse me!" she exclaimed. "But I know I had two when I arrived."
The desert bears the sign of man's complete helplessness as he can do nothing to subsist alone and by himself, and thus he discovers his weaknesses and the necessity of seeking help and strength in God.
Senior Citizen's Club Concert
TUESDAY 19TH JULY 2005 AT 1.30PM
Venue - Senior Citizens' Centre, 333 Alice Street
Cost $3.00 including afternoon tea
Wonderful Entertainment
ALL WELCOME
Taylor Street Legal Service
The Maryborough service now operates at the Senior Citizens' Centre, 333 Alice Street Maryborough on the first and third Wednesday in the month at 5.00pm. - Contact Lee on 4194 6600 for further information.
Stay Active, Stay Independent
Stay on Your Feet
Preventing Falls
As people get older their chance of having a fall and getting hurt increases. There's usually more than one reason why people fall, and the reasons aren't always the obvious ones. Try this prescription to help prevent falls.
Once again he had to explain his bad luck to his wife.
"As I walked into the racecourse a sudden gust of wind blew my hat off. It was a sure sign," he said. "So I put it all on a horse called Gone with the Wind."
"And it didn't win?"
"No. Some foreign horse call Mon Chapeau won by a mile."
E.S.A. International
Annual Cancer Luncheon Fashion Parade
Alpha Zeta Branch, Maryborough
William House, Lennox Street, Maryborough
Wednesday 24th August 2005.
Doors open 11am
Fashion Parade courtesy of Carachel Boutique commences at 11.30am
Mini Tombola
Entertainment
Cost $22.00 per person
Prepaid tickets available at Carachel Boutique prior 19th August.
For further information contact Kath 4121 6105; Dolores 4121 5189, Donna 4122 1023
Senior's Week
August 20TH to 28TH| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed Council Bus Tour | 1.30pm Senior Citizens Concert | Maryborough River Boat Co. Cruises Departing 11.00am 1.00pm 3.00pm Morning/Afternoon Tea included Cost $10.00 |
Morning Melodies Brolga Theatre 11.00AM Display & Activities Town Hall Green from 10am U3A Fairhaven etc |
Ecumenical Service Uniting Church Sussex St 10.00am followed by morning tea - catering St. Stephens Meals on Wheels Service |
MAYORAL MORNING TEA
Maryborough City Hall Thursday September 1st at 9.30am.
Tai Chi For Arthritis
Ageing and quality of life are going to be the most challenging issues in the years to come. The increasing cost of health care will overwhelm the available resources. Passing the responsibility back to the people is going to be an important part of the solution to this challenge. It will be our own responsibility to manage the care of our health. Healthy diet and regular exercise will be the cornerstone of self management. Tai Chi can play a very important role.
Barbara Foster, a physiotherapist from Tasmania conducted a study of Tai Chi for Arthritis and strength training as part of work. The study shows how effective both Tai Chi for Arthritis and strength training are at fall preventions and improving many aspects of health.
Congratulations, Beryl Carter
Beryl Carter, an 85-year-old pianist, has been music to the ears of the Maryborough Pensioners' Club for 25 years.
A record that even shoulder injuries from a bus accident, that for some passengers proved fatal, has not upset.
"The doctors said I would never play piano again. I proved them wrong," she tells of the 1994 accident.
"I think I've played a damn sight more since," says Beryl, who at times has balanced her Pensioners' Club commitments with playing for the Maryborough Senior Citizens' Club and the Excelsior Club.
She is now a life member of the Pensioners' Club and mostly volunteers her talents to entertain at aged care homes and dances.
With a pianist for an aunt and a violinist for a mother Beryl did not have much choice about taking up the instrument at 8 years of age.
"You don't know when you're little. You get pushed into these things," she said.
"Oh I hated practice. I had to play the classics, but I didn't like them, I liked the dance music best," says Beryl, who was taught at boarding convents in Rockhampton, Townsville and Maryborough, before receiving her letters in piano.
A trophy was presented to Beryl at the Pensioners' Club Concert Day for her service.
MARYBOROUGH CHORAL SOCIETY INC.
will present
"PLEASANT SUNDAY AFTERNOON" CONCERT
in the Federation Room at the Brolga Theatre
featuring
Full Choir
Men's & Ladies Vocal Groups
Guest Soloists and Instrumentalists
SUNDAY JULY 24TH at 2PM
Admission $8.00
Special For Seniors Cruises
Maryborough Riverboat Company will run three 'Special for Seniors' cruises during Seniors Week on Wednesday August 24th. Cost $10. Morning/Afternoon Tea will be served during the cruises. Departure times 11.00am; 1.00pm and 3.00pm. Bookings advisable phone 4123 1523 or mobile 0412 751 700. Our thanks to Denis for organising these special cruises to help celebrate Seniors Week 2005.
The lads had arranged to go fishing on Sunday morning. All turned up on time except Fred. He finally arrived ten minutes late.
"What kept you?" they asked.
"It was a toss-up if I went to church or joined you blokes fishing."
"Well, that shouldn't have taken long."
"I had to toss up 23 times."
The Maryborough & District Committee on the Ageing Inc.
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