A relaxed, informal information afternoon and dementia friendly walk day for people to learn more about services for people living with dementia, is being held at the Royal Botanical Gardens on Monday, 28 August. Continue reading Join dementia friendly walk at Botanic Gardens
The team behind an innovative project which helps older people benefit from cycling is to receive additional Scottish Government support. Officials will work with Cycling Without Age to ensure it has the funds and expertise needed to allow the scheme to be rolled out across the country. Continue reading Cycling Without Age to be rolled (wheeled?) out across Scotland
A report following a joint inspection of health and social work services for older people in Edinburgh has been published. Of nine ‘quality indicators’ five were found to be weak or unsatisfactory and the report makes 17 recommendations for improvement. Continue reading Health and social care inspection report ‘pulls no punches’
Local Opportunities for Older People (LOOPS) have a workshop tomorrow (Monday 15th May) from 6 – 8pm in Virgin Money Lounge, 28 St Andrews Square, offering advice on using computers, home energy efficiency and learning a new language!
Book a place or get more info by phoning 603 8311.
Contact the Elderly has launched its 20th group in Edinburgh. The charity, which organises free monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for older people who live alone, now supports more than 100 people in the city. Continue reading Landmark group launch for charity in Edinburgh
Would you like to be part of this year’s Luminate?
Now it’s the time to think about whether your group or organisation would like to get involved. The festival will take place from 1st to 31st October across Scotland and will feature events and activities which prove that creativity has no age, bringing together older people and those from younger generations.
Each year we invite individuals, groups and organisations to put forward events for the festival programme. If your event is included, you will be featured in the brochure which is distributed Scotland-wide, and you will appear on the Luminate website and in our press and media campaign.
New local signposting service for older people
Meal Makers is a charity that helps isolated older people enjoy the benefits of a home-cooked meal provided by a neighbour.
It connects volunteers of any age who have a passion for cooking and want to be active in their communities (“cooks”), with older neighbours over the age of 55 (“diners”) who would appreciate a home cooked meal. Once a cook and diner have been matched, the cook will prepare an extra meal in their own home and deliver it to their diner at a time agreed by both parties. Meal shares can occur as often as the cook and diner would like, so it might be weekly, fortnightly or just now and again. It helps improve nutrition, reduce isolation and build community links that so often have been lost. There is no cost attached to the meals, as they are a voluntary donation of food between members.
The only cost is a £5 fee for the diner to join Meal Makers for the year. Contact Robert Peacock 07710 703528 or email robert@mealmakers.org.uk
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Homecare Support, a care at home service contracted by the City of Edinburgh Council, has been told to make urgent improvements to in the care it provides to vulnerable people. Continue reading ‘Failings’ at local care at home service
