{"id":128,"date":"2021-11-21T18:17:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T18:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niddvalleymethodist.org.uk\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2021-11-21T18:41:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T18:41:54","slug":"methodist-homes-for-the-aged-mha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/niddvalleymethodist.org.uk\/methodist-homes-for-the-aged-mha\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodist Homes for the Aged (MHA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2d7ba8-b9 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2d7ba8-b9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_2d7ba8-b9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:33px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Methodist Homes for the Aged (MHA)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Living MHA&#8217;s Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New staff joining Methodist Homes for the Aged (MHA) (are introduced to the organisation\u2019s \u2018values\u2019, which underpin the care offered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>We respect every person as a unique individual.<\/li><li>We treat others, especially the most frail and vulnerable, with the dignity we want for ourselves.<\/li><li>We are open and fair in all our dealings.<\/li><li>We always seek to improve, to become the best we can.<\/li><li>We nurture each person\u2019s body, mind and spirit to promote a fulfilled life.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-grid ghostkit-grid-gap-md\"><div class=\"ghostkit-grid-inner\">\n<div class=\"ghostkit-col ghostkit-col-md-12 ghostkit-col-7\"><div class=\"ghostkit-col-content is-layout-flow wp-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I feel sure that Jesus fulfilled all those values during His earthly life and still holds them dear, but let\u2019s consider \u2018respect\u2019, with maybe a touch of \u2018dignity\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus showed respect for each person as a unique individual by meeting all to whom He ministered just where they were. It led hymn writer Samuel Crossman to pen those wonderful words: \u2018love to the loveless shown that they might lovely be.\u2019 Jesus didn\u2019t just love the loveless, but also the unlovely, those treated as outcasts or unclean, who stood beyond the boundaries of \u2018respectable\u2019 society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even had He not healed them or ministered to their needs, they would have felt His respect simply because He stopped to spend a few minutes with them and actually spoke to them, for most people ignored or shunned them completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those living with dementia can feel neglected or isolated too, perhaps because people are frightened of what they will encounter if they get too close. &nbsp;After all, with dementia you never know what will happen from one moment to the next.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-col ghostkit-col-md-12 ghostkit-col-5\"><div class=\"ghostkit-col-content is-layout-flow wp-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"384\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-100\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/niddvalleymethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MHATwo_ladies_playing_tamberine_and_maracas.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/niddvalleymethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MHATwo_ladies_playing_tamberine_and_maracas.jpg 395w, https:\/\/niddvalleymethodist.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MHATwo_ladies_playing_tamberine_and_maracas-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-grid ghostkit-grid-gap-md\"><div class=\"ghostkit-grid-inner\">\n<div class=\"ghostkit-col ghostkit-col-md-12 ghostkit-col-7\"><div class=\"ghostkit-col-content is-layout-flow wp-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The progression of dementia can have identifiable patterns but still affects people in individual ways, just as we are all individuals. \u00a0Some drift into a contented, peaceful world of their own; others become frightened, anxious, unpredictable or even aggressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is undeniable that people with dementia may not be lovely all of the time, but Jesus loved the unlovely and calls us to do so too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those with dementia may also feel shunned if someone mistakenly thinks there is \u2018no point visiting, as they no longer know who I am.\u2019 They may not know who you are, but may still recognise you as familiar, or someone they feel safe with. \u00a0You don\u2019t have to understand what they say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re happy if someone considers them worth spending time with and you can still form a bond with them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-col ghostkit-col-md-12 ghostkit-col-5 ghostkit-col-with-bg ghostkit-custom-p3Fgo\"><div class=\"nk-awb\"><div class=\"nk-awb-wrap\" data-awb-type=\"color\"><div class=\"nk-awb-overlay\" style=\"background-color:#1f6ead\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ghostkit-col-content is-layout-flow wp-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ghostkit-custom-1VUsk has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\">&#8220;<em>Show proper respect to everyone&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\"><strong>1 Peter 2 v.17 <\/strong>(New International Version)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ghostkit-custom-ZrPcUD has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\">&#8220;<em>Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\"><strong>Leviticus 19 v.32 <\/strong>(New International Version)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ghostkit-custom-ZrujSc has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><em>&#8220;Show respect for old people, and honour them.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\"><strong>Leviticus 19 v.32 <\/strong>(Good News Bible)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The positivity generated by being in your company can transform their day, bringing a feeling of well-being that far outlasts the moment itself. They may not remember spending time with you or know why they\u2019re happy; the important thing is that you\u2019ve brightened up their life through the transforming effect of a brief visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, they\u2019re human beings, like you and me, and who knows which of us may live with dementia in the future and need a caring friend to lighten our day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do visit us at Berwick Grange. We\u2019d love to see you.<br><br>Yours in Christ,<br><strong>Sue Langley,<\/strong><br>Chaplain, Berwick Grange MHA\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methodist Homes for the Aged (MHA) Living MHA&#8217;s Values New staff joining Methodist Homes for the Aged (MHA) (are introduced to the organisation\u2019s \u2018values\u2019, which underpin the care offered: We respect every person as a unique individual. We treat others, especially the most frail and vulnerable, with the dignity we want for ourselves. 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