Advanced Care Services

13/04/2017

We had a lovely visit this morning from the latest addition to our extended dog family, Cooper. Cooper is Joan's new dog, he is 8 weeks old and is an Old English Sheepdog. Good luck with the puppy training Joan! 🐶 ☀️

06/03/2017

We had a visit from Terri at Wiltshire Farm Foods today. She provided a tasting session and we all thoroughly enjoyed the samples. One of our favourites was the sticky toffee pudding! We are looking forward to Terri coming along to our next coffee morning so that our staff and service users can have a taste too!

28/12/2016

More of the beautiful lady on her wedding day & of course Anne & Issy xx

28/12/2016

Bev's wedding day ❤

30/09/2016

£107 raised today from the staff in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support..World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

Kim Perry made the most amazing coconut cake...it was beautiful and she got a badge for the Best Baker

01/08/2016

A lovely visit on Friday afternoon from Arryn & Arya....ACS's newest recruits

01/07/2016

Thank you to all our clients and staff for making our coffee morning a success :)

09/05/2016

03/05/2016

Stacey (our admin officer) popped in yesterday with her new baby Eilidh...it was lovely to see them both
Here's Anne with Eilidh xx

21/04/2016

We had a lovely visit from Daisy & Rufus today :)

17/04/2016

The way ahead for Social Care...as in caring for others....
http://ssscnews.uk.com/2015/11/16/law-hugs/

At its recent European conference in Edinburgh, IFSW’s President, Ruth Stark, asserted that social workers had “been regulated not to give hugs. We need to be empowered to do so.” Ruth was responding to Graeme Morgan from HUG speaking about his need to be held and comforted when he was “desperate an…

11/04/2016

http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2015/09/hypothyroidism-dementia.html

10/04/2016

http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2015/02/dementia-friendly-bussing.html

10/04/2016

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2016/03/08/inspiring-images-social-care-enter-2016-photo-competition/

This year we’re asking our readers and Community Care Live delegates to vote for their favourite pictures

08/04/2016

http://www.transport.gov.scot/road/blue-badge-scheme
Blue Badge pilot scheme

With effect from 1 April 2016, the Blue Badge Scheme is being extended on a pilot basis to some people who suffer from diagnosed ‘mental disorders’. The pilot will operate across all 32 local authority areas in Scotland for a period of 12 months and if an application is successful under the terms o…

08/04/2016

http://centralcarers.org/support/falkirk-support-groups/

Regular groups held at the Carers Centre Weekly Carers Cafe This drop-in event is held each Wednesday from 10.00am until 12 noon. Please feel free to come along and enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and to meet informally with other carers. Mens Group The Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at…

04/04/2016

Sounds like a good idea...would be great if it was available in Falkirk..

We are currently recruiting volunteer drivers and volunteer hosts in Cardonald, Hillington, Crookston, Mosspark and Pollok in order to launch a new tea party group in the area. Our drivers drive older guests to the tea parties just once a month on a Sunday afternoon. Our hosts host the tea party in their own home just once or twice a year.
If you think you might be able to help or know anyone in these areas who would be interested you can read more about the roles here http://www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk/become-a-volunteer
or contact:
Clare Wilde, Glasgow Development Officer
E: [email protected]
T: 07715 636641

By volunteering with Contact the Elderly you can find enjoyment and fulfilment in helping to make a real difference to the lives of older people who are otherwise isolated from family and friends.

23/03/2016

Picking up on our epilepsy training...this site has really good information..
https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/epileptic-seizures #.VvMGnMcy7BI

About the many different types of epileptic seizures.

23/03/2016

Forth Valley Police alert..
SKIMMING DEVICE - ATM - DENNY:
A bank card skimming device was found on an ATM in the Denny area last week. The type of device keeps hold of your bank card whilst you enter your pin number it keeps your bank card making you think it has been retained by the bank. Thereafter the suspect removes the device from the ATM along with your bank card and pin number.
Please can everyone be vigilant when using ATM machines, if there is anything untoward with the machine that you are not happy about please contact the Police and bank immediately.
Always check the ATM machine before using it to make sure there are no loose parts to it, wires exposed, cameras pointing to the keypad etc. Remember to always shield you pin.

21/03/2016

Good information here on epilepsy...

Transforming lives through research. 1 in 103 people in the UK have epilepsy- we fund research into the causes, treatment and prevention of this condition.

18/03/2016

http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2015/01/is-still-alice-accurate-portrayal-of.html

So this does not illustrate typical behavior if Alzheimer's comes at old age instead of at age 50? Or is it that this behavior isn't noticed as much when it begins in the elderly? How is the onset of Alzheimer's different from age 50 rather than 78? Isn't this disease "there" sometimes 20 years + pr…

18/03/2016

Advanced Care staff supporting Sandra in her fundraising for Marie Curie Cancer Care (Scottish Events) Daffodil Appeal

18/03/2016

Our carer Sandra fundraising for the wonderful charity Marie Curie Cancer Care (Scottish Events)

11/03/2016

Recuperating well...thanks for joining us today at our Friday meeting Wendy...oh and for letting us sign your cast 👍🏻

08/03/2016

To all our wonderful & hard working staff

01/03/2016

DIAGNOSIS VIDEO: When a doctor says a person has dementia, what does that mean? What do you do, say and ask? Watch the Alzheimer's Association's Chief Progra...

27/02/2016

Can everybody have a quick read and share of this post.
Today I received a bag of returned medicines inside was 23!!! Unopened bottles of Desmopressin 0.2mg costing £88.23 a bottle and 7!!! unopened bottles of Desmopressin costing £44.12 a bottle. Total expenditure for these returned medicines was £2331.13 pounds not accounting for the costs of other medicines returned.
The NHS is an indispensable asset that every individual is entitled to. It is every persons responsibility to protect the NHS and the people who work with the organisation. Can I ask all patients, carers, healthcare professionals to remain vigilant against medicines wastage and only order medication when required keeping a maximum of 4 weeks and not to stock pile medicines.

In our job do we come across this a lot?