owlsaway Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Is there a good support system in place for the elderly and disabled people, even if you don't live in Lerwick What are your experiences ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartanlass Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Cant fault the help i get for my disabled adult son up here in Shetland and we dont live in Lerwick. The only thing we havent been able to get is a befriender for him but thats cause no one suitable has voluntered but he gets other services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 My Dad gets looked after well. It was a little difficult to get him assessed and then put in full time care, I think this was due to his agility and bloody mindedness. We eventually got him settled.The staff at the care home, like any in Shetland are the best. Shetland still looks out for its auld folk. I do not know how the cuts will work with this but I feel the care will still be far better. All I can say really is as soon as you get there, sign up for the schemes available that will help you. The offices at Harbour Street will help, if not tell you where you need to go. There are many clubs and activities there to help and the sports and swimming pool is great. You will be well looked after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 The offices at Harbour Street will help, if not tell you where you need to go. There are many clubs and activities there to help and the sports and swimming pool is great. I presume you are meaning Disability Shetland? The entrance is in Market Street. http://www.shetlandcommunities.org/subsites/disability-shetland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 The offices at Harbour Street will help, if not tell you where you need to go. There are many clubs and activities there to help and the sports and swimming pool is great. I presume you are meaning Disability Shetland? The entrance is in Market Street. http://www.shetlandcommunities.org/subsites/disability-shetland oops sorry, the entrance is on the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme_Storey Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 There are also other, independent, charitable associations and groups to assist with disability (sufferers and their families) in its many forms. The Shetland Stroke Support Group provides support for stroke sufferers, their families and carers. Regular events and things take place. Website at www.sssg.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I presume you are meaning Disability Shetland? The entrance is in Market Street.Correct. ..., the entrance is on the corner.Wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Well I never, the building on the corner used to have a door there. Ah well, thanks for the informative reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 ...the building on the corner used to have a door there...Correct, but not since many a year. http://shetlopedia.com/Market_House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 There was a door there, I am sure. It would have been about the time the Council still used the building that Baroc is now part of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 ^^ Yes, there was a door, when it was a garage....it morphed to big window, quite a few years ago. I don't remember whether it was when Leask's refurbished the interior to make their showroom, or whether it was when the whole building was rebuilt/converted/whatever in to offices/whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 You can see the door on the corner from this photo, which dates from the time it was Ganson's garage. http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=advanced&s=item&key=XYToyOntzOjExOiJERVNDUklQVElPTiI7czoxNDoiaGFyYm91ciBzdHJlZXQiO3M6NjoiUEFSSVNIIjtzOjc6IkxlcndpY2siO30=&pg=48 It was blocked up during Leask's tenure of the building http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=advanced&s=item&key=XYToyOntzOjExOiJERVNDUklQVElPTiI7czo1OiJsZWFzayI7czo2OiJQQVJJU0giO3M6NzoiTGVyd2ljayI7fQ==&pg=89 The entrance is now off to the left of the photo, just out of sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarotangel Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 There is a lot of help and support for both up here. I am disabled and have had a great deal of help. Disability Shetland is a good place to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 We used to joke at work that by the time we retired there would be nothing left in the pot to give us the Xmas bonus . Well guess that joke is now turning to reality..Feel sorry for anyone who really needs it! So where has all the money gone? Someone somewhere must know, and they are probably lying on some sunny beach in a warmer part of the world enjoying it. Suffererof1crankymofo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 There have been a few money pits over the years, the latest being Viking Energy. Suffererof1crankymofo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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