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Dementia Care – Keeping Independent

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As we get older, we can all notice problems with our memory, where did we put the TV remote? the car keys? Even what we did yesterday, often stress, tiredness, anxiety even depression can lead to memory problems which can occur at any age, however, forgetfulness can be an early sign of Dementia as we get older.

Dementia is characterised as a group of symptoms, loss of memory, mood changes and confusion caused by damage to the brain. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual. Each person is unique and will experience dementia in their own way.

There are several diseases and conditions that cause dementia. These include:

  • Alzheimer’s disease − The most common cause of dementia. During the course of the disease the chemistry and structure of the brain changes, leading to the death of brain cells.
  • Vascular disease − The brain relies on a network of vessels to bring it oxygen-bearing blood. If the oxygen supply to the brain fails, brain cells are likely to die and this can cause the symptoms of vascular dementia. These symptoms can occur either suddenly, following a stroke, or over time through a series of small strokes.
  • Dementia with Lewy bodies − This form of dementia gets its name from tiny spherical structures that develop inside nerve cells. Their presence in the brain leads to the degeneration of brain tissue. Memory, concentration and language skills are affected. This form of dementia shares some characteristics with Parkinson’s disease
  • Fronto-temporal dementia (including Pick’s disease) − In fronto-temporal dementia, damage is usually focused in the front part of the brain. At first, personality and behaviour are more affected than memory.

As challenging as these circumstances may sound, there are lots of people enjoying life who cope very well with Dementia. They continue to have an independent life simply by making some small changes to their home, routines, and with support from family and friends as well as taking advantage of the wide range of Dementia daily living aids available on the market.

In the North West, Top Flight Stairlifts and Top Flight Mobility, can source aids to help you to live more comfortably. Top Flight Mobility help people to cope more successfully from memory loss, right the way through to getting around the house and even to the local shops.

There are some great ideas and solutions that are available that you just may not have been aware of, for instance:

Key safes allow family support and such like, to have access in emergencies whilst protecting your safety.

Door phones – an aid which securely enables the elderly and disabled attend to callers. A useful security device for any home or building, especially those with vulnerable occupiers who have visitors. Personal Message Recorders, these are great for recording those mental notes that you can play back at any time, to ensure you don’t forget what is important, such as appointments or jobs that need doing.  Quite often weekly planners are used by a variety of individuals to prevent missing those important activities.

There are large button telephones from a little as £18.69 that can really make it easier to hear due to the amplified call volume. As well, a visual light to indicate incoming calls. It’s much easier to dial using the extra large key pad too.

We also have automatic water release sink plugs, water level alarms to prevent the bath or sink from overflowing. Even Gas detectors to put your mind at rest, and prevent your family from undue concern.

How about your health??? You know, Tablet Wallets are great for holding your medication safely and securely at home or when travelling. Our customers find the alarm reminder pill boxes extremely useful especially, at affordable prices and because they are easy to use automatic pill dispensers.

To avoid the pitfalls during the night sensor lights have been a great way to avoid those unnecessary trips and falls.  Fall detectors and pressure mat alert kits are a fabulous way to prevent injury and improve the quality of your health.  Did you know? You can have a location tracker, door /window opening alarm, home CCTV system, so that your family and friends can be confident you are in safe hands. These greatly minimise the risks of disturbances that many face today but most importantly they make you feel safer and secure in the comfort of your own home.

Making life easy for yourself

To prevent the unnecessary accidents around the home, why not scan the list below to see if you could benefit from the TOP 10 quick win solutions that make life easy, comfortable and safe:

1. Rise and recline Chairs – Hot Offers Available

2. Electric rise and recline beds- Hot Offers Available

3. Wheel Chairs – Hot offers Available

4. Stairlifts – Hot Offers Available

5. Perching Stools

6. Shower Chairs

7. Water Proof Bedding

8. Ramps

9. Walking Frames

10. Bath Rails

Top Flight Mobility and Top Flight Stairlifts can source all mobility products offering delivery throughout the UK.  Simply give us call on our free phone 0800 093 6117 and ask us how we can help or assist you.

On a local level we can deliver large items free of charge (over £100) to all the following locations:-

Middlewich, Northwich, Sandbach, Knutsford, Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Stockport, Cheadle, Stoke, Crewe, Alderley Edge, Sale, Altrincham, Bowden, Stairlifts Manchester, Flint, Liverpool, Warrington, Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Buxton, Wirral, Chester.

Who are Topflight Stairlifts?

We are an independent company that provides UK stair lifts as well as reconditioned stairlifts within the UK. Some of the brands that we deal in are Brooks Stairlifts, Acorn, Bison Bede and many more. We offer a range options accompanied with specialist advice, as we appreciate it can be challenge to choose the right stairlift depending on your needs and the property. If you are looking for specialist stair lift advice on purchasing a straight stairlift or curved, we are here to help. There are occasions where you may not necessarily need a curved stair lift, there are other options to achieve the same result as a curved stairlift, this may reduce costs.

We also supply stairlift warranty cover as well as stairlift breakdown cover, to give you the peace of mind you deserve. We provide stairlifts in Manchester and stairlifts in Liverpool as we have an office & showroom conveniently located in the heart of the North West. With the opening of our new showroom in Sandbach J17 M6, we are conveniently supplying stairlifts in Staffordshire, making us an ideal stairlift supplier in Stoke. Operating in the North West and surrounding areas we thus cater for people who are looking for Electric Rise and Recline Chairs in Stoke as well as Electric Beds in Stoke, Manchester, Liverpool and surrounding areas. We have a large number of customers all over the UK, from private homes and Care Homes to Museums.

Please call contact us on FREEPHONE 0800 093 6117

Stockport – The Four Heatons

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Stockport has a long history of engineering in the early to mid 1900’s it was of cars, aircraft parts and engines, today the engineering industry still exists but more independent precision engineering companies. A form of engineering which was not available in the early 1900’s was the production of stairlifts. It is estimated that the earliest stairlifts where recorded in America in the 1930’s. Today many people reply on the use of manufactured uk stairlifts to enable them to keep their independence.

Top Flight Stairlifts are fully qualified stair lift engineers working with brands such as Brooks, Bison Bede, Stannah, MediTek, Freelift, Acorn and Minivator. We supply straight  stair lifts and curved stairlifts together with a wide range of services including New lifts, Reconditioned stairlifts, Stairlift rentals, stairlift breakdown and stair lift servicing plus comprehensive extended stairlift warranties for total peace of mind in all the areas mentioned, i.e. stairlifts Stockport, stairlifts Manchester, stairlifts in the whole of the North West and stairlifts Lancashire.

So when you need a quality stairlift engineer call 0800 093 6117 or see our website wwww.topflightstairlifts.co.uk

Top Flight service the Four Heatons which are four affluent suburbs to the northwest of Stockport, bordering the city of Manchester. They are: Heaton Norris, Heaton Moor, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Chapel. All of the Heatons were originally districts of Heaton Norris, the then ecclesiastical centre of the area and lay within the historic County Boundaries of Lancashire. Originally a rural farming district.

The opening of Heaton Norris railway station in 1840 and Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor railway station in 1853 changed everything. Heaton Moor became a railway suburb. The farmland was sold, and new wide tree lined streets were developed now some of the desirable residences in Stockport. In neighboring Reddish industry was expanding. The Houldsworth Mill opened in 1860, and Reddish’s population increased from 1360 to 8660 within 40 years.

Today Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor is commuter belt for well to do professionals working in Manchester, it has a fantastic range of Bars, Cafe’s, Pubs and Restaurants.
A little known fact is that Heaton Norris Rovers, now known as Stockport County Football Club was formed in 1883, and used to play on a pitch behind the Nursery Inn on Green Lane. In 1902 they left the Green Lane ground and moved to Edgeley Park.

Heaton Norris, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor and Heaton Chapel are on the north bank of the River Mersey, and south of the Cringle Brook, to the west of Reddish and the River Tame. The former Manchester to Buxton roman road the A6 pass through Heaton Norris, as does the London to Manchester railway. This is carried from Heaton Norris to Edgeley by the massive brick built Stockport Viaduct.

Stockport Viaduct

When the wind is blowing in the right direction you can smell the sweet smell not of ‘Robinsons Brewery’, but of the large biscuit works which was opened in 1918.

In 1835 part of the parish was ceded to Stockport and hence Cheshire, Heaton Chapel and Heaton Moor remained in Lancashire, more was transferred in 1894 and the remains transferred in 1913.

Wilmslow & Alderley Edge – A Lovely Place to Retire

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For those that know Wilmslow & Alderley Edge, it will not come as a surprise to know that the demographics for the over 60’s is one of the highest in the North West, with the population as a whole living longer and expected by the year 2020 that 17% will reach one hundred. The leafy Cheshire suburb appears to offer if not the elixir of youth, at least the blue print for getting your telegram from the queen!

Wilmslow & Alderley Edge has great facilities with some of the finest designer shops, beauty salons and restaurants to fill your day. However, what if getting around is not as easy as it used to be? What if getting around the house and up and down stairs in one of the many large detached residencies or quaint cottages is a struggle? The lack of bungalows and suitable apartments in the area means that more people will want to stay in their own homes and adapt them.

Surprisingly, when faced with these issues there appears to be a distinct lack of mobility and stair lift companies in the area, however Top Flight Stair lifts Ltd, based only 12 miles away in Middlewich, Cheshire provides a full service to Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Nether Alderley, Handforth, Chorley, Great Warford, Mottram St Andrew, Prestbury and all surrounding areas.

Our tailored service options mean you can choose how you want to deal with us. Many people like us to visit them in their own home to discuss what options may suit them best, such as a new stair lift from manufactures such as Brooks, Bison Bede, Freelift or MediTek,  Stannah or perhaps a reconditioned second-hand stairlift or rental stairlift, we advise what we believe is the best solution for you, not us. After care is equally important, we have fully qualified engineers who will assist in stairlift breakdown, repairs, services and for extra peace of mind we offer a range of stair lift extended warranties. For those that may want to do research first we have a very comprehensive website at www.topflightstairlifts.co.uk, alternatively our office staff are always happy to help and advise on 0800 093 6117.

But getting around is more than just the stairs, its walking aids, wheelchairs, bath hoists, rise & recline chairs, motorised beds and daily living aids. Top Flight can provide it all at very reasonable prices.

Top Flight Stairlifts also trading as Top Flight Mobility Aids, is committed to keeping people independent in their own homes and why not? We know residents love to live the ‘Cheshire Life’, so here’s a few facts you may or may not know about your area:-

  • Wilmslow is 10 miles due south of Manchester city centre.
  • It is only 3 miles from Manchester Airport.
  • It is in the Cheshire East local authority area.
  • Before the creation of Cheshire East, Wilmslow was in the borough of Macclesfield.
  • Geographically it’s located in the Cheshire Plain.
  • Geologically it’s located in the Cheshire Basin.
  • The town’s population is 30,000 (figure depends upon what you consider is the extent of Wilmslow).
  • Another 8,000 people live in the immediately surrounding area, including Alderley Edge.
  • The population is slowly increasing.
  • Wilmslow is currently noted for the number of TV stars, footballers and so on that live here and in the surrounding area. Famous residents include William Roache, Stuart Hall and, although I’ve not seen any of them in Grove St, Alex Ferguson and Russell Watson.
  • Wilmslow was once the home of Bruce Forsyth’s great grandfather.
  • The most notable person to live in Wilmslow was Alan Turing. He was involved in the development of early computers and their use in code breaking during World War 2. Turing lived on Adlington Road and, indeed, died there when he committed suicide.
  • The town motto is supposedly “Nobis Habitatio Felix” which in English is apparently “A Pleasant Dwelling Place For Us”.
  • The origin of the name “Wilmslow” is uncertain; the most popular theory is that it is named after the burial place of someone called William – possibly William de Bolyn – a “low” being an old name for a burial mound. Some sources say that Wilmslow was originally called “Le Bolyn” because it was near to the river Bollin
  • Until the end of the last century “Wilmslow” was just the area around the church, first recorded around 1300. In 1894 the ancient parishes of Styal, Morley, Fulshaw, Chorley, Hough and Dean Row were officially agglomerated into what you might call “Greater Wilmslow”. Since then it has grown through local government reorganisations to include Alderley Edge and additional small areas.
  • Wilmslow’s population 100 years ago was about 7,000 people. Many years ago Wilmslow was a major centre of Fustian cutting.

    Fustian Cutter

  • Fustian is a type of cloth that is believed to have originated in 2nd Century AD Egypt, at a place called Fustat. All different types of Fustian are constructed or cut in the same manner. A basic woven cloth had extra wefts sewn in as it was made, then the Fustian cutters would take a long sharp knife like instrument and walk the length of the cloth, cutting the extra wefts so that they formed a pile. Velveteen and corduroy were both made this way.

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Birmingham – In the Heart of the Midlands

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Birmingham was a powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in England, a fact which led to it being known as “the workshop of the world” or the “city of a thousand trades”. Although Birmingham’s industrial importance has declined, it has developed into a national commercial centre, being named in 2010 as the third-best place in the United Kingdom to locate a business and the 55th best place to live in the World. Birmingham is a national hub for conferences, retail and events along with an established high tech, research and development sector, supported by its three Universities. It is also the fourth-most visited city by foreign visitors in the UK, and has the second-largest city economy in the UK.

One of the great benefits of life today is the ability to let technology take the strain.  Stairlifts exist to make life easier and allow us to enjoy a more relaxed, safer and leisurely lifestyle.

Modern homes are filled with machines, gadgets and devices such as dishwashers, electric lawnmowers, vacuum cleaners and remote controls, all designed to aid, speed up or improve everyday activities.

So keeping people mobile and independent ‘Topflight Stairlifts Ltd’ offer their customers a wide range of services, new stairlifts, reconditioned stairlifts, rental stairlifts, Stairlift servicing, stairlift breakdown & repairs for the best known brands on the market, such as, Brooks, Acorn, Stannah, MediTek, Minivator, Freelift, Bison Bede. Stairlift extended warranties can also cover you for breakdown and parts whether you purchased the stair lift from us or not.

So if you reside in Birmingham or Birmingham’s metropolitan area, which includes surrounding towns such as Coventry, Cannock, Telford, Stafford, Stone, Bridgenorth & Shrewsbury, to which it is closely tied through commuting, is also the United Kingdom’s second most populous with a population of 3,683,000 in its borough which includes Smethwick, Chad Valley, Edgbaston, Hockley, Wolverhampton, Bournville, Walsall, Sutton Coalfield, Brownhills, West Bromwich, Redditch, Dudley, Halesowen and you would like technology to take the strain out of your life style, please contact Top Flight Stairlifts to arrange for a fully qualified stairlift engineer to come and survey your home.  Please call us on 0800 093 6117 or visit our website www.topflightstairlifts.co.uk.

THE NORFOLK CONNECTION

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We are very pleased to announce the opening of new Top Flight Stairlifts offices in King’s Lynn and Norwich. Call our Offices now for any advice or information or to book a free home quotation on Kings Lynn 01553 621345 or call Norwich 01603 605030 or visit our website.

We will be offering several outstanding product promotions over the next coming weeks so please keep an eye on our website for latest Stair Lift promotions and special offers. One offer to watch out for is the introduction of a new curved stairlift.!

The opening of our King’s Lynn Stair Lifts and Norwich Stairlifts offices is further testimony to the dedication of keeping our operation under the mantel of a family run affair as we have had family connectons for over twenty years in Norfolk, which is why we have decided to extend our operation to cover the needs and requirements for our specialist services to Norfolk and surrounding areas.

Top Flight Stairlifts are a family run business and the Head Office is based in Middlewich in the heart of Cheshire.

We are very proud of our privately owned family run operation, from our founder and Managing Director Bryan James, his wife Lesley who runs the Head Office and Customer Services Departments down to Area Sales and Engineering Staff, which includes Son, Daughter & Son in Law, we have a business where all members of our staff have complete commitment and dedication.