Directory for Older people Living in Midlothian Directory for Older people Living in Midlothian

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Directory for
Older people
Living in Midlothian

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Thanks to the Following
LCiL
rights & choices
Motability
Department for
work pensions
Logo’s used by kind permission of contributors to this Directory.
1st Edition, 2012
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Foreword
There is an old adage that says ‘Information is power.’
This is certainly true for Older people. Without correct, relevant
and up to date information Older people can become isolated,
unable to exercise their rights and receive the support they need
and make their own choices on how they want to live.
I know from personal experience the frustration older citizens
often feel; Who could help me with the mysteries of the benefts
system? Who could I contact for help and support? Who could
help me live an ordinarily life? Where can I get this information?
The purpose of this directory is to help Older people, their
families or carers, fnd practical, useful information which could
help improve their lives. To fnd answers as well as solutions to
the everyday problems which still seem part of the territory for
Older people.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of contacts that have all
the answers but I’m sure that if the group or organisation you
contact can’t help you then they will know someone who can.
I sincerely hope you fnd this directory useful. Use it well !
Bill Prentice Bonnyrigg Seniors Forum
Eric Johnstone Midlothian Community Care Forum
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Table of Contents
References.....................................................2
Foreword........................................................3

Advocacy .......................................................7
EARS Midlothian
Age Scotland..................................................8
Alzheimer Scotland........................................10
Benefts..........................................................11
Pension
Working after pension age
Pension service
Blue Badge Scheme.......................................18
Bonnyrigg Seniors Forum.............................. 22
British Red Cross...........................................23
Bus Pass.........................................................27
Carers.............................................................30
Care at Home..................................................34
Crossroads.....................................................36
Emergency services......................................37
Ambulance
Fire service
Police
Extra care housing........................................42
Falls Prevention..............................................43
Frozen Meal service.......................................44
Help with Housing Adaptations.....................45
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Libraries are for everyone..............................47
Local groups 50 +...........................................49
50+ Keep ft........................................................49
Beginners Yoga..................................................50
Breathe Easy Group ..........................................50
Seated Excerise.................................................51
KICC....................................................................51
Loanhead Arthritis group...................................51
Tai Chi/ Chi Gong................................................51
pilates.................................................................52
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living................43
Grapevine........................................................54
Lunch clubs /Day Care....................................55
Midcare Service..............................................56
Midlothian Community Physical Rehabilitation
Team...............................................................58
Midlothian Handyman Service........................60
Motability ........................................................61
Midlothian Public Partnership Forum.............63
NHS 24............................................................65
Older People Project.......................................67
Radar key........................................................65
Rapid Response Team....................................68
Self Directed Support.....................................71
Self Directed Support Scotland......................73
Sheltered housing...........................................74
Age Exclusive Housing.......................................75
Social Work.....................................................76
Taxicard Scheme............................................78
The Smart Centre...........................................80
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Transport .......................................................83
Volunteer Centre Midlothian..........................86
Useful contacts..............................................88
Disclaimer......................................................102
Logos used by kind permission
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You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You
grow old because you stop laughing.
You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they
get older.
-- Anouk Aimee
You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie
your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do
while you’re down there.
-- George Burns
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but
beautiful old people are works of art.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Advocacy
Individual advocacy is about helping people to speak up for
themselves or speaking on their behalf, with their permission.
Collective advocacy is about helping groups speak up about
issues that concern them.
Advocacy Providers working in Midlothian -
EARS - Edinburgh Advocacy Representation Service is funded
by health and social work to provide a free, independent
advocacy- on a one to one basis- to older people in or moving
into long term care.
The main role of EARS is to assist in protecting the rights and
interests of older people.
EARS can assist a person who is:
Ø Living in Residential care
Ø Living in Sheltered Housing
Ø Living in the community and receives help from Social Work
or Health Professionals
Ø Attending a day care centre
Also someone who is in hospital in a delayed discharge bed in a
community ward or being assessed by a mental health team or
receiving treatment in a psychiatric Hospital.
Contact details
C/O Forecourt Leisure
11/1 Bonnington Road Lane
Ashley Lane
EDINBURGH
EH6 5PX
Tel: [phone]
www.ears-advocacy.org.uk
Age Scotland
Age Concern Scotland and Help the Aged are now merged into
an organisation called Age Scotland
Age Scotland is the leading charity for all older people in
Scotland. We campaign, we research and we fundraise to make
sure we build a better life for everyone in later life. We ensure
older people’s voices are heard, we challenge and change
attitudes, we fght discrimination wherever we fnd it and we
tackle elder abuse in all its forms. We put older people at the
heart of everything we do.
Ø provides confdential, impartial, simple information for free
Ø helps people to claim their entitlements
Ø celebrates creativity in later life
Ø promotes healthy living and active ageing throughout the
year
The Age Scotland Helpline offers an independent, confdential
information service to people aged ffty and over living in
Scotland, and to those associated with them such as their carers
and families.
The Helpline has a trained team of paid staff and volunteers who
specialise in answering enquiries from or about older people.
Whatever your questions, about community care, tax, pensions,
benefts or any other issue, just talk to the Age Scotland Helpline
to fnd an answer. Our staff are here and ready to help from
10am - 4pm, Monday to Friday (10am -7pm on Tuesday). Call us
on (0845 125 9732 (local call rates apply) TextPhone: 0845 226
5851
Easier Referrals
We are working with national and local organisations to make
referring between organisations easier, to ensure that older
people can fnd the right answer, and get the right help to act on
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that information, with as little trouble as possible.
Policy Work
We don’t just want to answer enquiries, but to make life better
for all older people, and ensure that older people in the future
won’t be facing the same problems people do today. And so the
enquiries we get will inform development of Age Scotland policy.
The issues older people call about are the same issues which we
will act on.
Age Scotland
Insurance for ffty +;
Home Insurance: Contents and buildings cover for the over 50s.
Age UK Home Insurance is provided by Ageas Insurance Limited
Car Insurance: Age UK Car Insurance is designed specifcally
for the over-50s, with no upper age limit.
Motor breakdown cover: Age UK Motor Breakdown includes
Roadside service and Home service all from just £69.
Travel Insurance: Cover for the over 50s. Travel Insurance
Insurance is provided by Ageas Insurance Limited
For more information call Age UK ( 0845 168 5676.
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