My Future Care Handbook

Over 70 pages packed with information and, for those wishing to use the internet, links to further online resources. A one-stop shop for all things related to later life and beyond, from compiling a bucket list to writing a Will, from creating a music play list to considering where you want to live and/or be cared for if you need support, and much, much more.

“I can’t recommend this strongly enough. Whether for an ageing relative or for your own information, education and action, it cuts through red tape to focus on decisions you might want made on your behalf if/when you can’t.” Neville

“This is a really great resource. Accessible and simple to follow with some important wins just by working through the book. We loved it.” Philip

“The Handbook is literally a one-stop-shop for anything and everything future care related. What makes this resource particularly useful is how accessible it is. It takes what is a really tough topic and makes it as easy to address as it’s ever going to be.”     Beth

Buy one, or buy a pair so you can chat about the various topics with a family member and record decisions for both of you.

My Care Matters works with other organisations to create bespoke versions of the Handbook for a particular geographical area or client group. To discuss your requirements send an email to info@mycarematters.org.

The publisher of the My Future Care Handbook, Mycarematters 2020 CIC, is a not-for-profit social enterprise. 100% of any profit made is re-invested into developing and delivering services and products to help improve people’s experience of care.

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Timelines assists authorities, providers, practitioners and carers to:
• Build the person’s sense of identity
• Enable the person to share their past with carers
• Provide a realistic account of early events to improve cognitive recall for PLWD
• Provide a link with the past and present
• Enable a better understanding of the individual
• Enhance self-esteem and resilience
• Assist to develop a biographical history
• Help promote a person centred approach to care

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A user can save and share their personal stories in a digital memory vault. This can include photos, letters, voice and audio recordings and videos. For example:
• A video showing activity or best practice to stakeholders.
• Audio message reminders.
• Share photos with audio explanations of who is who.
• A letter for a partner, including photos and videos you wish to share.
• A message to someone the user cares about, saying something that they have always wanted to say.

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Please Tell Me More is published in support of John’s Campaign.

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Please Tell Me is published in support of John’s Campaign.

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Clare is a Registered General Nurse and has specialised in providing care for people at the end of life working in hospices, the community and acute hospitals. She worked in a national role for the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) delivering the acute hospital GSF programme, supported delivery of the NHS Five Year Forward View plan working for a Clinical Commissioning Group and as a Director for a Practice Alliance. Clare’s LPA services are rated excellent on Trustpilot.

There are two types of LPA:

Health and Welfare LPA gives an attorney the power to make decisions about things like:

• your daily routine, for example washing, dressing, eating
• medical care
• moving into a care home
• life-sustaining treatment

Property & Financial Affairs LPA gives an attorney the power to make decisions about money and property for you, for example:

• managing a bank or building society account
• paying bills
• collecting benefits or a pension
• selling your home

You can select whether you would like Clare to draft one (£135) or both (£255) types of LPA for you. You will also see a further option of ordering as a couple: 4 LPAs cost a total of £500.

These prices exclude the charge made by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) of £82.00 to register each LPA. There are exemptions and remissions available depending on your circumstances and the price includes support in applying for exemption or admission as appropriate.

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Use this Remember-I’m-Me Pocket Care Chart to ensure consistency of care when an individual, unable reliably to communicate their needs, has to make a hospital visit.

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The Twist-N-View™ Care Chart functions as an attractive picture on the wall, and has space for a person’s needs and preferences to be written on the reverse.

Contents: Twist-N-View Image Care Chart (supplied with hangers, hook, dry wipe marker pen and velcro pen fixing); Remember-I’m-Me Filesize Care Chart; Remember-I’m-Me Pocket Care Chart.

Disability VAT exemption is available on this product for qualifying individuals and can be claimed on checkout.

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Contents: Remember-I’m-Me Standard Wall Chart (supplied with hangers, hook, dry wipe marker pen and velcro pen fixing); Remember-I’m-Me Filesize Care Chart; Remember-I’m-Me Pocket Care Chart.

Disability VAT exemption is available on this product for qualifying individuals and can be claimed on checkout.

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The Image version
This Image version of the Twist-N-View™ range functions as an attractive picture to be hung on the wall near the individual’s bed, and has space for their needs and preferences to be written on the reverse. The charts have a wipe-clean surface so they can be updated whenever necessary, and printed symbols and prompts help carers and family provide appropriate information.

Symbols and prompts to help carers and family provide appropriate information, and a wipe-clean surface so that it can easily be updated as often as necessary. And when the information is not needed, simply turn it to the wall and display instead an attractive picture.

Benefits:

Consistency of care: ensure that all who come into contact with the person are aware of their needs and preferences.

Sharing knowledge: information provided by relatives and learned by carers is accessible to every person interacting with the person.

Spot changes: by clearly identifying current needs and preferences it makes it easier to identify behavioural changes and recognise problems like undiagnosed pain more quickly.

Easy to complete: suggestions are provided next to each symbol, acting as prompts to carers or relatives as to what information might prove helpful.

Easy to read: The symbols allow carers to find the information they are looking for quickly and easily.

Easy to update: just wipe off the information and re-write as often as necessary.

Specification:

Size: 12″ / 311 mm wide x 17″ / 434 mm long
Material: stiff laminated card, double-sided

Supplied with:

* Pen fixing, velcro strip with adhesive so you can choose where is most convenient for you to store the pen.
* Dry wipe marker pen. We supply a dry wipe marker pen with each chart. You can also use any other brand of dry wipe marker pen.
* Hanging mechanism enabling either side of the chart to be displayed
* Hook – Damage-free hanging hook

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