Glenbervie Care Home A COMMUNITY HUB Entrance lobby Glenbervie Care Home – The Facts
• Purpose Built 62 Bed care home for frail and elderly and adults under 65
• Spacious rooms with en-suite and plenty natural light
• Large, spacious lounge/dining areas Lounge • Café which can be used by residents and non-residents
• Large Training room
• 2 large spacious rooms uses yet to be defined
• 3 large outdoor areas
• Ample parking
Why the community hub idea?
Resource for the local frail and elderly community
Safe place for frail and elderly to come to socialise
Improve image of care homes
Give back to the community
Try to reduce loneliness
Socialisation for residents Influences
Italy 2000-2003
Friendliness of colleagues and neighbours
Bar as hub for socialisation Influences
Houston, TX, USA – 2003-2013
Community via faith
Giving Back
Habitat for Humanity
Influences Houston, TX, USA – 2003-2013
Adopt-a-Highway
Company Picnics
Family background in Falkirk
Grandad/Grandmother (maternal) – Lived in Stenhousemuir. Grandad worked in the foundry and played football for Stenhousemiur and cricket for Stenhousemuir. Grandmother homemaker.
Grandad/Gradmother (paternal) – Lived in Falkirk – Pleasance Garden
Father – Born in Camelon, Lived in Falkirk, Grangemouth until 26
Mother – Born in Larbert, Lived in Larbert , Stenhousemuir and Grangemouth until 21
Chance to give back to this community What can Glenbervie Care Home offer?
Cafe Space to be defined
Space to be defined Training Room What can Glenbervie Care Home offer?
Hairdressing Salon – Separate entrance for public – Frail and elderly in community
Aerial photo showing garden areas – possible community gardens My Day My Way Project Reaching out to frail and elderly (with or without dementia) to find out what services/facilities Are needed with an emphasis on socialisation
Scrapbooking workshop, Glenbervie Care Home My Day My Way event at Glenbervie Care Home Garden Design Project – Larbert High School
Larbert High School – RHS Garden design project
Visited Carrondale Care Home to survey residents/staff
Will design a garden space at Glenbervie Care Home Outside the Box
Helps people to make their communities work better
Themes • Having different conversations • Creating inclusive communities • People having more choice in their lives • Building strong sustainable organisations
Numerous projects • Glenbervie to host a ‘having different conversations’ event about ‘Raising Awareness of Older Peoples Mental • Health and Wellbeing’ • People are more likely to experience mental health problems as they get older. But older people are less likely to have access to community supports or to services that help them manage their mental health or provide treatment. Questions/Comments