Cardiff care home shortlisted for national dementia design award


Dr. Hilary Jones’ Secrets to a Healthy & Happy Winter..


As the temperature drops and the days become darker, it can be easy to eat more, do less and go into ‘hibernation’ mode. But being proactive about our health is key to feeling great as well as looking good too.


Shire Hall Care Home on Dumballs Road has been shortlisted for a prestigious dementia design award. The home, which underwent a £700,000 refurbishment last November, is in the running for an award in the Interior Dementia


Design category at the


National Dementia Care Awards The awards, fi rst established in 2009, seek to acknowledge care providers and individuals who have made a signifi cant difference to the quality of life of people living with dementia


Shire Hall, which provides residential, dementia and nursing care boasts several facilities


including; an old-fashioned


pub, a hair salon, barbers, café, cinema, farmhouse kitchen and sensory lounge.


Be amazed at The Cardiff Castle Museum


also hold poppy making workshops where you can discover more about the signifi cance of the poppy and make your own to take home. Why not pop in to see for yourself!” Taking the theme of “Be Amazed” this year’s Welsh Museums Festival programme


will


Museums across Wales are getting ready to celebrate


and promote


Wales’s outstanding cultural offer at this year’s Welsh Museums Festival from 28 October – 5 November 2017. Various events and exhibitions


will from to be on


offer for the whole family


themed activities. Cardiff Castle Museum of


the Welsh will have an array sleepovers


to talks, from walks to re-enactments, from tea parties


Halloween


Soldier of


activities throughout the week and will be putting families


paces as Emma Routley, Education


the Mini


through their Offi cer,


explains, “We have a wide range of sessions planned including


Soldier Boot Camp where the recruits will undergo drill training, have a go at driving the remote controlled mark 3 tank and


test their problem


solving skills with hands on activities. Considering this will be a period of Remembrance


we will


something to cater for everybody’s taste


have as


Heledd Fychan from the Federation of Museums and


Wales explains, Find out and


exhibitions


Art Galleries of what


General Manager of Shire Hall Care Home, Karen Grapes said: “We are absolutely delighted to have our home in the fi nal for this prestigious award. “An enormous amount of hard work, dedication and passion has gone into creating this beautiful facility so that the residents, their families and the care teams can feel at home. Being shortlisted for this category is a wonderful acknowledgement of all that effort.” The winners of the 2017 Dementia Care Awards will be announced at a glittering ceremony on 9th November hosted by ITV’s Emmerdale actor John Middleton at Doncaster racecourse in Doncaster. For further information please visit www.hallmarkcarehomes.co.uk


Winterised Workout: It can be hard to fi nd the motivation to make it to the gym when it’s cold outside, but it’s important to remember that keeping active during the winter is essential. Any activity that contributes to overall fi tness can boost wellbeing and mood. If you really can’t fi nd the incentive to brave the elements and have access to an indoor pool, then aqua aerobics and swimming are great gentle exercises for boosting our physical health as well as our mental health, with research showing that swimmers tend to live longer and have better moods than people who don’t exercise.


Everything Starts With Breakfast: When we wake up in the morning our muscles and brain need fuel to face the day ahead. I love eating bircher muesli with oats, nuts, apples and berries or a smoked salmon omelette packed with protein, vitamin D and omega 3 essential fatty acids! Researchers from Harvard University have also confi rmed that eating a healthy breakfast regularly can help to reduce the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol – factors which can give rise to heart disease.


Get Checked: Socialising and spending quality time with friends and family is a central part of the festive season, so having a hearing check is key to ensuring you or a family member doesn’t miss out this Christmas. People with mild to signifi cant hearing loss are between two and fi ve3 times more likely to develop dementia so there’s ever more reason to seek help sooner. Take advantage of a free hearing test at one of Hidden Hearing’s high street hearing centres. Visit www.HiddenHearing. co.uk for more information or to book a free hearing test.


Drink Up! The cold weather and drying radiator heat can lead to dehydration and fatigue. Aim to drink 8 glasses of water a day. This will help to boost your energy levels, improve blood circulation and fl ush out toxins from the body. Regular teas and coffee count towards your fl uid intake, but caffeinated versions shouldn’t make up your full quota so try a hot water with a squeeze of lemon or fresh apple and a cinnamon stick for a festive twist.


Avoid The Festive Food Coma: Gobbling down a large meal diverts blood from the rest of our body to our digestive system in order to break down food. This can leave us feeling sluggish, so try sticking to normal-sized plate portions and chewing slowly. Not only will this ensure that you digest your food properly, but also give your brain the chance to tell your belly that it’s full. Sensible snacking throughout the day can also help you to avoid over-eating at dinner times. Try a handful of unsalted nuts or a small bowl of plain yogurt with sliced banana as these provide a great source of protein to help slow stomach emptying.


events are


taking place in Cardiff and across Wales by visiting www.museums. wales and for booking spaces for The Cardiff Castle


Museum events


please email education@ cardiffcastlemuseum. org.uk or go to www. cardiffcastlemuseum.org. uk for more information.


18 - Friday 27th October 2017 – Cardiff & South Wales Advertiser


Wrap Up Warm: Did you know that staying warm is a surprising secret to feeling merry? Being cold can make us feel sluggish because our bodily functions slow down in attempt to retain heat. So bundle up to feel recharged! Hot drinks help to raise our core temperature but try to avoid adding your favourite tipple as this actually drops our body temperature so skip the ‘hot toddy’ and opt for your favourite herbal tea instead.


Catch Some Z’s: A good night’s sleep is vital for refreshing and repairing our mind and body. Next to washing our hands, getting enough sleep might be one of the most effective ways to avoid a cold or the fl u. Getting a good 8 hours of sleep each night keeps your immune system strong, so you’re less likely to catch whatever it is that’s making its way round your offi ce or home!


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