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Care at Christmas
Keep the cold at bay

W I.. I.. S Professionally drawn by
Elderly people can be seriously at risk as winter sets in and cold
The Andrews Partnership (01793) 642245 weather strikes.
In response, Age Concern Swin-
From £25.00 inc.
A professionally prepared will can avoid don offers special, practical help
Home visit service and advice throughout the winter
delay and distress for your family
from £35.00 inc. months. They have a free winter
information pack with plenty of
straightforward tips for keeping
PrTmç warm and healthy in the cold:
• Try to keep a constant tempera-
ture of 21'C (70'F) in all rooms.
If this is not possible or afford-
able, keep one room warm and
preheat the bedroom before
Primrose Care Limited, the market leader in the provision
going to bed.
of home care, are now offering employment opportunities
• Insulate your room and use draft
for local people. Excellent training given and the excluders.
opportunity to gain NVQ's, recognised by City & Guilds.
• Use room thermometers to check
the temperature.
With offices situated all over England and backed by BUPA
Primrose Care pride themselves in providing a high quality • Have at least one hot meal a day,
and keep making hot drinks.
professional customer service and readily admits to aspiring
• Keep active - a little exercise will
to be the "M & S" of the care industry.
keep you well, even if it's only
Whatever your individual needs are, climbing the stairs.
we can accommodate. • Dress warmly. Wear lots of
layers of clothing made from
If you are considering a career in this industry or want to know natural fibres. Wear a wooly hat
more about the service we provide please give us a call. around the house, and even in
bed. Wear insoles in your shoes
Primrose Care, 3 Charnwood Court, Newport Street, Swindon to keep your feet warm. For more information, call
Tel: 01793 616066 • And always add coat, scarf, hat 692166. Or you can call the Age
Concern Information Line on
and gloves whenever you go out, Freephone 0800 00 99 66.
no matter how short the trip. Age Concern Swindon offers
Heaters can be borrowed dur- free advice on benefits and pen-
Comfortable ing really cold weather. Free blan- sions on Monday, Wednesday and
kets can also be collected from 14 Friday mornings,lOam tol2.30pm
at 14 Milton Road.
Milton Road.
independence Be a good neighbour

A little awareness and a few minutes of your time can make all the
difference to elderly neighbours. Age Concern Swindon has launched
a campaign asking people to 'be a good neighbour' and keep an eye
out for older folk as winter closes in.
For many older people, the dark
months increase isolation and the
cold weather brings specific dan-
gers. Signs that someone might be
in difficulties include milk bottles
and newspapers not being taken
in, lights left on all day and cur-
tains always drawn.
For your retirement living, we have vacancies Together with the Doctor Pa-
in Swindon, Reading and Goring. tient Partnership and the Wom-
en's Royal Voluntary Service, Age
Please contact our Regional Office: Concern is distributing free greet-
Western Region, 10 The Parade ings cards to help people make
Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 I NE contact with elderly neighbours.
They are available from Age Con-
Tel: 01672 515622 cern's offices at 14 Milton Road Jo Osorio
and from some doctors' surgeries. er's identity or intentions.
SHELTERED PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH "We hope local people will be In addition to its Good Neigh-
encouraged to help out with small bour Campaign, Age Concern
jobs such as collecting prescrip- Swindon always has opportuni-
James Butcher tions, helping with shopping or ties for volunteers as regular visi-
just popping in on a more regular tors to older people or to help in
Housing Association basis," said Age Concern Swindon the Age Concern shop. You can
director Jo Osorio. Safety is, as find out more by ringing volun-
always, important - the cards can- teer co-ordinator Alex Mullins on
not offer a guarantee as to the call- 692166.