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CARE HOME MAKES RESIDENT’S SUPERCAR DREAM
COME TRUE The dream of one supercar-obsessed care home resident was achieved when his care home made it possible for him to ride in one Ferrari.
This year, Stocks Hall, St Helen’s Care Home set themselves a goal of making dreams come true for the people living there and successfully achieved this goal when they organised a supercar experience for a resident.
Car fanatic, Paul Shepherd, 43, who has lived at Stocks Hall, Dentons Green, St Helens for nearly two years has had a love for supercars from a young age. It has been a dream of his to experience a ride in a supercar- a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Accompanied by his mum, Jane, sister, Katie, and two members of Stocks Hall St Helens Care Home, Laura and Lucy,
NEW RESEARCH COULD HELP YOUNG PEOPLE
WITH DEMENTIA Improving the support given to people diagnosed with dementia at an early age is the focus of a new project at the University of Bradford, funded by the Alzheimer’s Society.
The team plan to gather examples of good practice, where under-65-year- olds with dementia were given positive support that met theirs and their family’s needs and helped them live better with the condition.
Professor Jan Oyebode, from the University of Bradford’s School of Dementia Studies, said: “There’s a lot known about problems with the services and support provided to younger people with dementia and we don’t want to cover that ground again. What we want to find out is what works well, and what people with dementia and their families value and appreciate, so we can enable that kind of support
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Paul travelled from St Helens to Wigan’s Three Sisters Race Track to begin his supercar experience day.
Speaking on behalf of Stocks Hall Activities Staff Lucy Peters said: “The sound of the engines and the speed of the cars as we approached the track certainly got the excitement building for Paul.
“Everyone who lives at Stocks Hall is encouraged to keep active and get the most out of each day, as it helps to improve self-confidence and maintain independence for longer. Paul’s experience today is testament to that.”
Before Paul’s experience began, he got the opportunity to look at the other supercars on site, such as Audi’s, Aston Martin’s and Lamborghini’s to name a few.
The car Paul chose was a Ferrari 430, a deeply impressive supercar. Paul’s driver, John Simpson from Three Sisters Racetrack, quickly made Paul feel at ease and ensured he was ready for the time of his life.
Reaching speeds of up to 90 mph, Paul enjoyed a thrill seeking high-speed
to be offered more widely.”
Around 42,000 people under 65 in the UK are estimated to be living with dementia. The form the condition takes in younger people is more varied. As memory loss, most commonly associated with dementia, is not always the first symptom of the disease in young people, it oſten goes unrecognised, resulting in a delayed diagnosis.
The University of Bradford team plan to gather examples where younger people with dementia received useful support, advice, information or had a positive contact with a health professional. They will do this through online and paper surveys, focus groups and 100 in-depth interviews. The results will be analysed to create a detailed account of excellent services and what they do well, and to determine which kinds of services young people with dementia access and how this changes as their condition progresses.
In addition, the researchers will interview professionals responsible for commissioning services for people with dementia and service providers
passenger ride of seven laps around the racetrack.
There were no shortages of smiles, laughs and adrenaline.
On his return Paul said “This is one drive I will never forget- absolutely brilliant! When can I do it again?!”
Julie Gaskell, Manager of Stocks Hall St Helens Care Home, encourages everyone living there to make wishes regularly and let staff know about things they would like to do. Sometimes these can be little things, such as enjoying an ice cream beside the river, or sometimes they make wishes that require some additional assistance.
Julie said “Nothing makes the team happier than making dreams come true. These dreams don’t all cost a lot of money to make happen but, regardless of cost, they go a long way to bringing happiness to each individual and their family.”
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across six NHS areas, including some that have specialised services for young onset dementia, some that have ‘all age’ dementia services and some where assessment is provided by neurologists. The aim is to discover what are the barriers to providing good services for younger people with dementia and what can help in delivering and commissioning those services.
Professor Oyebode said: “We hope that the outcomes from the research will encourage those providing dementia services to offer care that is suitable and appropriate for younger people.”
The research forms part of the Angela Project, led by University College London and named after a 51-year- old woman whose dementia took three years to diagnose. In addition to the research by the University of Bradford team on post-diagnosis support, the three-year Angela Project will also look at ways to improve and speed up diagnosis of dementia in younger people.
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