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Live Well in Later Life

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Categories

Volunteering Investment Befriending Proactive Care and Support at Home Support for Carers Equalities and BME

£ 414,000 of Investment

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Impact of Projects

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Recruiting volunteers to support older people services Recruiting volunteers amongst older people, to fight social isolation Supporting existing volunteers by identifying adequate volunteering opportunities Providing training and support to volunteers, many of whom are older people

Volunteering Investment

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Outputs

49 volunteers recruited and trained 345 active volunteers in total 230 training opportunities offered to volunteers 220 one-to-one support sessions for volunteers “I’m like the last of the Mohicans all my friends are

• gone. The volunteers keep me

in touch with what is going on”

Volunteer at Libertus

Volunteering Investment

Libertus Volunteering has recruited a dedicated worker

who would recruit, support and train volunteers. This helped to  Retain volunteers for Libertus  Increase volunteering within the area  Provide volunteers with better training and experience  Give the older people within Libertus and the wider community an enhanced quality of service that the volunteers bring

£33,500.00

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The Volunteer Centre Edinburgh supports the

recruitment, coordination and support of volunteers in partnership with LifeCare for:  The Shopping Buddies project: Enabling older people to do their own shopping with the support and company of a volunteer.  The Dementia Befriending project: Supporting the work of NHS staff by delivering befriending services to people with dementia who are assessed as being low risk

Outputs

54 volunteers recruited and trained 32 active volunteers 25 older people supported through Shopping Buddies and Dementia Befriending Ca 2500 volunteer hours contributed in the reporting year

Volunteering Investment

“I have a lot of fun with M. I can really see the benefit for her and I really look forward to seeing her. I’ve even introduced my granddaughter (which M loved) and so now we are going to take her to see Cinderella together.”

Volunteer for Shopping Buddies

£43,500.00

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The Volunteering Hub of Queensferry Care

aims to strengthen and protect volunteer led services in rural North West Edinburgh While the initial aim was to help in the recruitment of volunteers, having met and listened to the groups, the project has shifted its priorities to the support and training of volunteers, communication

• f

current information and networking.

Outputs

14 people attending meetings by the hub 27 groups engaging with the hub through regular emails/letters and telephone calls 3 courses conducted (First Aid and Food Hygiene)

Volunteering Investment

£16,149.00

“I am more informed, pooling together of resources, very informed about most subjects, keeps advice and information circling to older members of the community, providing information, attracting new members to our groups.”

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Volunteer Centre Libertus Volunteering Queensferry Volunteering

Volunteering Investment

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Befriending

Combatting social isolation and loneliness Reengaging isolated people into the community Improving physical and mental well being Building community capacity and cohesion in localities

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Outputs

31 older people befriended 1131 hours of service provision 63 activity groups held >> Ca 40 participants each group 19 new volunteers recruited 37 volunteers retained

 100% of individuals’ confidence and self-esteem grew  100% of individuals’ aspirations for the future increased

“Everybody was sympathetic to how I was feeling, they made me feel better, everyone was so kind and understanding”

Befriending

Passing the Baton to older people

 Befriends isolated older people through church teams  Reintegrates people into the community through activity groups

£45,242.00

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“You are my only friends now really. I would be lost without you.”

94 year old service user

Outputs

57 older people supported through regular home visits and reminiscence workshops >> 900 hours of service provision in the reporting year 156 hours of direct support at the Little Shop

• f Memory

>> 1872 hours in the reporting year 275 people of other organisations trained in reminiscence work 11 volunteers recruited and trained

Befriending

The Living Memory Association

 Uses reminiscence and community history to bring together isolated older people and carers, offering older people respect for their life experiences  Provides training and builds capacity for reminiscence programmes of agencies such as libraries and museums

£19,846.00

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“It was great to give/use my skills, I found it self-affirming that I had skills that are useful.”

Time Bank member

Leith Timebank

 Facilitates time bank exchanges - 1 Time Credit for one hour contributed to community services  Enables older and frail people to live independently at home  Appreciates the skills, experience and knowledge that older people have to contribute  Creates an intergenerational project “Since joining the Time Bank I feel I have more

• f a foothold in my

community than previously”

Time Bank member

Outputs

65 service users supported through time bank exchanges 200 hours of exchange facilitated 57 hours from community pot used

Befriending

£12,000.00

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Craigmillar Phonelink

 Facilitates an early morning and evening care call service  Based in Craigmillar, an area of regeneration with multiple poverty indicators  Aims at reducing social isolation

Outputs

15 new clients supported through phonelink Relationships with City of Edinburgh Council Community Alarm & Telecare Services promoted Promotion leaflet created

Befriending £16,026.00

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Befriending

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Supporting older people to live longer and healthier in their own homes Supporting physical and emotional wellbeing for independent living Improving Conditions of household Empowering older people to improve their living conditions themselves

Proactive Care and Support at Home

Proactive Care and Support at Home

“Last week I conquered stairs and this week I have had a shower with no chair-what an achievement in my eyes’’

Mrs Mairs, 72 years old Letter 28th August 2015

Outputs

12 classes run every week >> 750 hours of service provision/reporting year 268 older people supported at Steady Steps >> 126 completed 16-week program 98 are currently attending 16 volunteers recruited and trained

Steady Steps

16 week exercise programme for participants who have had a fall or near fall

 Prevents physical injuries resulting from falls in the population of over 65s  Alleviates the psychological impact on older people resulting from a fear of falling, such as loss of confidence and depression  Provides peer support and social interactions “’Steady Steps has been a great service for me to refer my clients. I have been able to refer my clients on sooner, thus reducing my workload.’’

NHS Referrer

£61,300.00

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Heat Heroes

Provides support to older people to prevent them from living in cold, damp homes through practical advice:  On energy and money saving  On accessing home improvement grants  On combating condensation and dampness

1 Marmot Review (2010) The Health Impacts of Cold Homes and Fuel Poverty

“Cold housing is a health risk… Being able to afford to keep a warm home is clearly a key factor in addressing health inequalities.”1

Proactive Care and Support at Home

Outputs

200 older people supported through coaching 57 older people advised through intensive support 888 hours of service provision 10 active volunteers 608 volunteering hours contributed “Great. They showed me how to use my heating controls, really helpful.”

Service User

£33,250.00

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“I felt less alone.”

Participant of Living Life to the Full Course

Action on Depression

 Provides ‘Living Life to the Full’ courses for older people with mild depression  Facilitates long-term peer support groups  Organizing social events  Trains practitioners and co-delivers courses Older people are often

• more isolated from friends
• more likely to experience poverty, bereavement and pain

“ I liked learning with others who understood and had similar issues.”

Participant of Living Life to the Full Course

Outputs

1 four-week ‘Living Life to the Full’ course >> 6 participants supported >> 82 hours of service provision 1 peers support group >> 10 people supported 7 awareness raising sessions held

Proactive Care and Support at Home

£15,000.00

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People with a long term condition are more likely to experience anxiety and depression alongside struggling to cope physically*

*Chris Naylor, Michael Parsonage, David McDaid, Martin Knapp, Matt Fossey, Amy Galea. (2012). Long-term conditions and mental health The cost of co-morbidities. The Kings Fund and Centre for Mental Health

Thistle Lifestyle Management

 Provides ‘Lifestyle Management Courses’ to support older people with long term conditions  Gives more intense support for people in particularly complicated situations  Offers opportunities and support for volunteering “‘In a normal day I would be shattered by lunch time and sleep for a couple of hours and think – ‘what a waste of a day’ – but now I take regular breaks and have more energy and I get more done!”

Participant of Lifestyle Management Course

Outputs

142 older people supported in total >> 660 hours of service provision 13 Lifestyle Management courses >> 43 older people attended Over 200 supported exercise groups, mindfulness courses and Tai Chi courses 26 volunteers recruited and trained >> 1012 volunteer hours contributed

Proactive Care and Support at Home

£23,000.00

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Proactive Care and Support at Home

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Support for Carers

Providing support for older people who are in a caring role Offering respite for carers, allowing them to have breaks from their caring role Helping isolated people and carers to regain access to the outside world

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Support for Carers

Canalside Connections

 Provides support for older people who are struggling in the traditional daycentre model, particularly people with Dementia  Offers respite for carers, allowing them to have breaks from their caring role  Helps isolated people to regain access to the outside world  Reduces social isolation of carers and people they care for

Outputs

9 older people supported 340 hours of service provision 3 volunteers recruited and trained

“Don’t know what I would do without you! This service is a lifeline for me.”

• J. M. - Service user

£20,000.00

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Still Caring

 Identifies and supports older carers who are caring for a person with a Mental Health Illness or Dementia  Dedicated one to one support  Short breaks  Residential breaks  Social opportunities to increase their resilience and reconnect them to others in their local community. “‘I would not see anyone if it was not for these outings, I have never laughed so much for a long time.” Care for Carers

£29,553.00 Outputs

144 older people supported 328 hours of service provision 8 social activities organized (barge trips, gallery outings etc.)

Support for Carers

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Almond Supper Club

 Provides biweekly social supper evening to older people with dementia and their carers  Offers carers a proper break from their caring role during supper while still enjoying the company of those they care for  If any stress issues are raised or observed during the supper, the carer support worker can assist in providing coping mechanisms

Outputs

26 older people supported 72 hours of service provision 3 volunteers recruited and trained >> 236 volunteer hours contributed

£11,000.00

Support for Carers

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Support for Carers

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Equalities

 Providing support for older people who are potentially discriminated or disadvantaged Working towards equal access to the health care system as well as to the third sector

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Senior Saheliya

 Helps women who have been diagnosed with dementia or showing signs of developing dementia  Provides support on a one-to-one basis  Most of Saheliya clients have mental health and well-being issues  Many of them requiring language support as they have limited use

• f English

>> Both factors contributing to clients not being comfortable interacting with the outside world, and often not getting the appropriate level of support “What would I have done without you”

£18,476.00 Outputs

23 older people supported 810 hours of service provision

Equalities

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Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living

 Provides independent living service to a greater number of older people in Edinburgh  Promotes Direct Payments (DPs) and Individual Budgets strategically and systematically to older people in receipt of care  Maximises the income of older people to ensure they receive all the benefits they are entitled to

£11,660.00 Outputs

79 older people supported 281 hours of service provision

Equalities

“ I couldn’t have coped without the support LCiL gave my carer, as she wasn’t coping. Having reassuring, informed support made staying at home a possibility.”

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Equalities

Locality Analysis – PIF Investment

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Number of Referrals Older people supported Hours of service provision Volunteers recruited and trained Volunteer Hours Hours of volunteer support

Libertus 49 450 Queensferry Vol. VCE 46 25 2440 54 2440 100 Bethany 41 66 1131 19 2220 45 PDP 42 78 418 LMA 32 57 2772 11 3168 198 Edinburgh Leisure 435 268 750 16 972 140 Heat Heroes 355 257 888 608 420 Action on Depression 24 82 Thistle 208 142 660 26 1012 263 Cornerstone 9 340 3 8 Still Caring 144 328 1 40 10 Almond Supper 26 72 2 236 Saheliya 23 810 LCIL 79 281

TOTAL 1159 1198 10,972 181 11,146 1184

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