TRIPS & OUTINGS
We have our own fully accessible mini-bus with wheelchair access, and regularly go on trips and outings with our service users. Over 300 per year. These have included places like: Luss, Troon, Saltcoats, Largs, Transport Museum, Peoples
Palace, Scotland Street School Museum, Blair Drummond Safari Park, Burrell Collection, Maidens, The Kelpies, Strathclyde Park, The Heritage Park, The Falkirk Wheel and Barge Trips along the Forth & Clyde Canal.
We are also regularly seen enjoying tea and cakes or breakfast rolls in local cafes.
LISTEN AND RESPOND
4-weekly, the people who attend our centre have a meeting and are encouraged to tell us what THEY want… shaping our service. Our wall sized ‘Wishing Tree’ encourages regular personalised activities in response to requests.
PHOTO’S BY E-MAIL
When on trips and outings, and within our centre, we regularly take photographs of people enjoying themselves. With permission, these photos are then shared with family members, allowing them to see their loved one having fun, with photos going as far flung as the USA and Switzerland! For those with family members closer to home, this allows them to relive the happy experience and lets their Carer share in the joy.
CARERS SUPPORT
As our Group was originally formed by Carers, we regard supporting Carers as an important part of our service provision.
Our Memory Café meets on the second Wednesday of every month. Details are on our homepage.
This is for people living with dementia and their carers to attend jointly, or for Carers to attend on their own. Meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend, and are a mixture of Informal meetings, guest speakers, and social events; each aimed to inform and support Carers of people with dementia.
We aim to support Carers through our Memory Café; 1-1 meetings in our centre; phone & e-mail support; provision of respite by supporting their loved ones; review meetings & social events.
VOLUNTEER PLACEMENTS
We like to offer volunteer opportunities in a number of areas, including: Management Committee; Care-work; Gardening; Administration; Minibus Driving & Fund Raising. We are registered with the local Volunteer Centre and have won a
number of awards including Group of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
STUDENT PLACEMENTS
We work closely with South Lanarkshire College, to provide Student Placements throughout the year. We feel it is important to encourage the next generation of Care-workers. We have and will also work with other Universities and Colleges. We also provide work experience placements to senior pupils from local schools.
EMPLOYMENT
We are registered as a Charity and NOT for profit, but we pay and train core staff to carry out our Care-duties and as such are a local employer. Continuity is important, and our core staff of 7 have been with us for a combined 80 years, ranging from 2 to 28 years!
EVERY PENNY COUNTS
We do NOT pay fundraisers or directors, and our admin is carried out by volunteers. This means that every penny received or saved goes directly into providing care and support to people with dementia and their carers.
