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WALKINSTOWN ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2007
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Celebrating 40 Years' of Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities to live Self Determined Lives WALKINSTOWN ASSOCIATION - ANNUAL REPORT 2007
Contents
❚ Chairman’s Statement 2
❚ Chief Executives Officer’s Introduction 3
❚ Director of Services Report 4
❚ Director of Human Resources, Finance & Administration Report 7
❚ Day Service Manager Overview 8
❚ Quality Development Managers Report 12
❚ Respite Services 14
❚ Community Inclusion Services (formerly home support) 15
❚ Recreation Service 16
❚ Financial Reports 19
❚ Staff Complement for 2007 21
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Chairman’s Statement
It is with pleasure and pride that I reflect on our Association’s activities over the past year, a year of considerable achievement that provides a firm foundation for the journey ahead.
In 2007 we renewed our mission through the development of our first Strategic Plan - a process which clarified our values, re-focused our energies toward a more person centred service, and brought us into a new phase of partnership and transparency in our daily activities. We also reiterated our firm commitment to service user’s rights by introducing an enhanced range of rights oriented consultation activities and supports.
The number of service users availing of our services also grew; we “The past year expanded our staff team; implemented a planned expansion of was clearly a residential services; and introduced a significant range of additional signal year for activities and supports into our day services. our Association, A particular highlight of our year was the formal recognition by an a year of high external agency of our accomplishments in improving service achievement quality, and the commendation that was received for the and intensive Association’s commitment and dedication to continuous quality activity ... improvement.
The past year was clearly a signal year for our Association, a year of ” high achievement and intensive activity, and one which required the support and involvement of all organisation members.
I wish to express my gratitude to our service users and their families, our volunteers, staff, management, and Board – without whom theses achievements would not have been possible; and to the Health Service Executive for their continued support.
Joe Connolly Chairman
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Chief Executive Officer’s Introduction
Welcome to the second published annual report of Walkinstown Association. 2007 has been a very significant year for the Association as it has been a year where innovation, person centeredness and the commitment and hard work of service users and staff has been rewarded by the achievement of our CQL Basic Assurances in September 2007.
Over the years we have been inspired by the great achievements of so many of the individuals we serve. We have also been quite fortunate to have the chance to form lasting and meaningful partnerships with these same individuals and their families. It is with a heavy heart and a sense of great loss that I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the “2007 has been family, staff team and friends of the late Deirdre Kerslake who died on a very significant 1/06/07 R.I.P. Her passing has left a huge void in all our hearts and in year ... as it has our lives. been a year where Walkinstown Association continues to provide Day, Residential, Respite, innovation, person Community Inclusion and Recreational Services; however 2007 brought centeredness and with it a very substantial shift in how we deliver these services. Even the commitment though the Association is renowned for its progressiveness, innovation and hard work of and responsive individualised services, this year we took a very significant step where we recognised that serving people in community service users and settings means more than just developing and implementing staff has been individualised plans. In lay man terms it means ‘putting your money rewarded by the where your mouth is’ and also developing budgeting strategies that achievement of reflect consumer preferences. Service users have become "customers" rather than "recipients," and this new shift has changed the structure and our CQL Basic focus of our service delivery. Assurances
The deep and lasting commitment of our staff to assisting consumers combined with the consumer’s desire for self-fulfilment makes this ” transformation possible.
I look back with immense pride on the achievements of 2007. I can only say I am honoured to be charged with the responsibility of leading the Association and all people connected with it as we move forward on our continued journey through 2008.
Once again congratulations on the achievements of 2007 and I wish you all the very best of luck supporting people to live self determined lives.
Joe Mason 3 Chief Executive Officer
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Director of Services Report
Our Service Aims:
❚ The integration and inclusion of service users into their local community by ensuring that their physical, social and emotional needs are met on an individualised basis.
❚ To ensure that the principles of ordinary living for adults with an intellectual disability are encouraged and practiced and provided Catherine Devine through a warm supportive extended family environment in a caring professional atmosphere
Developments in 2007 The number of service users availing of our residential services within 2007 In 2007 we “ increased by 20% on the previous year. continued to place huge emphasis on Once again in 2007 we saw a steady planned expansion of our residential staff training and services with the opening of our new development community home in Orwell Park.
This house is currently undergoing renovations and when completed will ” have the capacity to provide services to people with more complex physical needs.
We also purchased another community home in Forest Close in Kingswood. This house will cater for five service users. It also creates an opportunity to facilitate the goals of a number of our service users, that are already in our residential services but who have specifically requested to move to different accommodation and choose the people they want to live with. These two purchases in 2007 have brought our total compliment of community house properties to six.
In 2007 we continued to place huge emphasis on staff training and development. A number of social care leaders now provide training to staff in the areas of induction training, key worker training, Studio III training, policy briefings and on site information and mentoring. All of this with the aim of supporting and developing staff members further 4 while at the same time enhancing the provision of the delivery of high quality services to each service user.
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2007 proved to be a very demanding and challenging year for the Organisation and its staff members. The achievement of CQL Basic Assurances happened as a result of your hard work, team work, persistence and dedication. It resulted in a culture of togetherness, high achievements and believing that there is no mountain that the staff in Walkinstown Association can’t climb.
I would therefore like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate each and every one of you, for your continued dedication, commitment and loyalty to the Organisation and the service users.
In recognition of true dedication I would like to thank a number of staff members who faced the greatest ever challenge of their careers when they bravely supported Deirdre Kerslake on her journey from life to death. The courage and strength that it took the staff team to offer such an unwavering amount of support and then to continue to work in the residential services when their job was complete is phenomenal. Your bravery and dedication went above and beyond the call of duty and is a shining beacon of what it really means to support individuals to lead self determined lives.
“Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.” David Thomas
Plans for 2008 ❚ The purchase of a new community home in Inchicore to provide services to three individuals with complex needs. ❚ The development of Forest Park into an integrated community home for a number of service users who present with complex needs. ❚ The renovation of Orwell Park to accommodate service users with more complex physical needs. ❚ The development of our first consumer controlled, community Independent living accommodation. ❚ The recruitment of a residential service manager. ❚ The continued training and development of staff members. ❚ To continue to adapt services to meet the ever changing needs of service users.
Catherine Devine 5 Director of Services
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Consumer Controlled, Community Based Independent Living
“I have lived with Walkinstown Association for a number of years. It was my dream to live on my own and to become as independent as possible. On the 10th of March 2008 I will have got Walkinstown “ what I always wanted and be in my new Association is home surrounded by my own family striving to create and friends and staff that are all going a path to full to support me to live my own life”. community integration, where Luke Finnernan service users will have control over In January 2008 a consumer controlled committee will be established their own services. by Luke Finnernan with support from Walkinstown Association. People were selected to sit on this committee by Luke. The criteria Luke used ” for selection was based on his relationship with the person and the level of input he wishes for them to have in his life.
The aim of this initiative is for Luke to take charge of his life and the resources he requires in order to live the life he wants. The role of the committee is to support Luke to achieve this goal.
“I have been living in Durney House over five years now. I feel very happy there and see it as my home. I enjoy my flat screen television, going out in the nights, cooking in the house. I really enjoyed my holiday in Spain this year. Loved the sunshine and the company especially spending time with my friend Mary.
One of my best friends Eddie moved into the house with me this year and we watch TV, go to the club, play cards and go out together.”
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Human Resources, Finance & Administration Report
The Organisation continued to strengthen its financial position in 2007 with net assets rising to e6.4million. The importance of a strong financial base cannot be overstated. The community and voluntary sector is littered with the debris of organisations that have been forced to close their door due to imprudent financial management. It has been my goal over the past few years to put the organisation in a position where we can buffet the winds of political changes in the sector. Austin O’ Sullivan As an organisation we are committed to the principles underlying the establishment of a modern statutory framework for charities. In advance of the passing of legislation on the matter we have enhanced our accounting procedures by including recommendations from the SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities).
In the past year we have been successful in raising e750,000 in Pobal grants. This will see a new residential house purchased and the conversion of another residential house to be fully wheelchair accessible. The availability of funding from Pobal has enabled the organisation to widen its service offering and has been an important fuel to our growth.
The VAT burden on charities continues to be a major issue. In 2007 the organisation spent approximately e100,000 on irrecoverable VAT. Money that could have been used to fund six new day places. As members of the Irish Charities Tax Reform Group we will endeavour to keep the issue of VAT relief for charities high on the government’s agenda.
In 2007 we hired seventeen new full-time staff and added sixteen people to our relief and community inclusion panels. Our staff turnover was 11% which is below the national average for our sector. Our staff complement now stands at fifty four full time, eight part-time and twenty relief and community inclusion staff.
In accordance with our Strategic Plan 2007-2012 we have commenced laying the foundations for accreditation under the FAS Excellence Through People and The Best Places to Work programmes. We see these quality standards as a way to measure our success at attracting and developing the best people. We are committed to achieving these awards in 2009/2010.
Austin O’ Sullivan Director of Finance & Human Resources 7
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Day Services Manager Overview
2007 as with every year has been an exciting year for both the Day Service’s in Walkinstown Association on the Longmile Road and Ring Terrace in Inchicore. Many changes have occurred. New service users have begun to avail of our extensive package of supports “Understanding and we have been fortunate in recruiting many new Sandra Burke enthusiastic and energetic staff members to our Rights and complement the staff team that have been supporting learning about our our service users successfully for many years. responsibilities has been a huge area We have continued to develop the range of activities and supports we of development have to offer and this has been as a direct result of the goals people have identified through their personal outcome plan. Some of these activities for all of us. Many include drama, photography, film making, hand massage classes, courses have taken communication, horticulture, employment, training, fishing and of place and training course activities like football, basketball, horse riding, bowling and swimming. Many activities are very individual to each person availing of has been the service and to list each new activity would generate a huge list. We extensive. have a range of transport options to avail of, from our own transport the Luas and the bus. Local colleges develop their social care skills by doing ” work experience in the centre. Transition year students do their community placements with us and we have been very fortunate in getting many volunteers who go horse riding, driving the buses, swimming and engaging in social activities.
Rehabilitative training has developed over the past year with new modules being developed both within the service and in the local community. Modules include daily living skills, health related fitness, food and nutrition, communications, computers, drama and recreation to name but a few. Attendance at local colleges has increased with service users availing of different modules in Greenhills College. Some people are attending courses in Crumlin College and as always many people have availed of the jobs club in Inchicore local employment centre. Many people have graduated from first year in Greenhills College and moved into second year where they are continuing on in their studies.
8 Supported employment is a new service we have begun to offer within the Association in 2007 and this will continue to develop in 2008.
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Personal outcome measures planning has played a large role in identifying where the service needed to move to support service users to achieve the outcome “people choose where and with whom they work”.
Understanding our Rights and learning about our responsibilities has been a huge area of development for all of us. Many courses have taken place and training has been extensive. The rights peer project group has been working on a DVD about human rights which has been an excellent tool and resource for teaching people about their rights. We attended the delivering outcomes to people project in November and show cased our DVD. Huge interest occurred as a result of this. Our Independent advocate continues to support service users about accessing information and fulfilling their rights.
The Service user representative system is up and running and has proven to be a very successful addition to our advocacy service.
The staff representative system along with the service user’s representative system provides all service users and staff members with strong, effective representation in the organisation while Mary Cahill Day Centre facilitating their participation in the development of policies and Representative programs.
The staff have to be commended on their endeavors to develop their education and training to learn about the best practice in service delivery for people with an intellectual disability today. Many people have undertaken to return to study after many years. They are studying subjects like care support, person centered focus to disability, legislative procedures, quality and task analysis to name but a few. In house training has included Manual Handling, Studio III, Tim Chaney Day Centre First Aid, Report Writing, Personal Outcome Measures and Keyworker Representative Training.
Holistic therapy has developed dramatically within the service with new therapies being introduced regularly. A research project is underway to determine the benefit of these therapies on the quality of life for people. Therapies include Indian head massage, reflexology, massage, body harmony, Tibetan foot massage and Reiki. “Holistic healing is to balance the body, mind, spirit, and emotions so that the person's whole being functions smoothly.” Hand massage classes have been introduced with the hope each person will be certified by the Irish Red Cross in 2008. It is the hope that people will be able to facilitate hand massage sessions for hospital and Nursing home residents.
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Service users are now on each committee within the Association, like Health and Safety, POMs implementation group, and Human Rights Committee.
This has proved very successful and worthwhile for the overall development and improvement of the aims of the Association.
The gardening project has continued on in its efforts to support the elderly population in Dublin 12. This would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of service users and the staff from Jobs Initiative. This project is partially supported by the Dublin City Council. A developing Horticulture programme which supports services users in achieving FETAC certification is in operation and supported by the VEC, with some people having received FETAC level 3 certificates already.
The Catering Department provide training in food safety which is a requirement by law for service users who wish to work in catering. Other modules are FETAC Food and Nutrition, Food Preparation and Life Skills. 12 people in total avail of this training.
Holidays as always have been a great success with adventures to Kerry, The Isle of Man, Brittas Bay, Blackpool and Spain. 10
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The Christmas play was a great success with Drama being in the fore front of everybody’s mind coming into 2008.
Christmas party celebrations as always were a day to remember and hold fondly.
2007 was a very exciting year with all these developments and we look forward to embracing 2008 with the same determination and excitement. Finally all that is left to say is thank you to all who have made 2007 the success that it was. It was a very exciting year with all these developments and we look forward to embracing 2008 with the same determination and excitement.
“My name is “I have loads of Friends Michael who are nice and kind to Sutcliffe. I Live me. I go on foreign holi- in Ballyboden days which gives me an and I go to opportunity to see the Walkinstown world. I reached my Goal and Inchicore day centres. I have of going to Spain Last year. I love my com- good friends there. At the day munication class on Mondays. I really enjoy centres I go bowling and go on reading, writing and learning new things days out. This month I have been and this helps me do this. I am very pas- to the beach in Bray, and to sionate about Advocacy, Human rights and the Halfway House. helping others know their rights.
Sometimes I like to just watch a My favourite part of the week is when I go video. I like listening to music to the library. Reading means everything to especially Dickie Rock. Don Baker me. I hope to do a Spanish course very came to Walkinstown and did a soon and Paola has offered to help me music class with us. I played the learn some. I love working on the Fetac tambourine. We are going to play modules in the catering department. The in a concert in May at the Helix in staff are very good to me and support me DCU. My favourite thing at the when ever I need it. The day centre means day centre is art. I’m great so much to me. I’m happy to come with the colours.” here everyday.” 11 Michael Sutcliffe Mary Cahill
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Quality Development Managers Report “Your hard work and dedication were certainly evident throughout our review. I admire your organization for its commitment and zeal. You certainly deserve to be awarded A Basic Assurances Certification.”
John Farrelly These were the comments of Cathy Yadamec, lead reviewer of the Council on Quality and Leadership certification team after their visit to Walkinstown Association in September 2007.
The review was a 4 day event and following a memorable opening launch the team spent the next two and a half days meeting with service users, staff, family members and community members to establish if we met the very stringent criteria they laid down for organisations to receive Basic Assurances Certification.
(Picture from left to right – Sandra Burke (Day Services Manager), Kevin Edwards (CQL) Joe Mason (CEO), Catherine Devine (Director of Services), Joe Connolly (Chairperson), Cathy Yadamec (CQL), John Farrelly (Quality Development Manager)
There are 36 indicators that CQL use to determine if organisations operate successful systems, procedures and practices in the areas of health, safety, rights and human security. To receive Basic Assurances Certification Walkinstown Association had to show 100% presence of the indicators. 12
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On the final day of the review the CQL team took us through their findings pointing out strengths and where they felt that there were opportunities for us to work on. The overall outcome was that we were successful and it only remained for the announcement to be made to a group of service users, staff and friends of Walkinstown Association who had gathered to hear the news and of course join in the celebrations which went on long into the evening.
In achieving this standard Walkinstown Association became the first organisation in Ireland to do so and I would like to take this opportunity again to congratulate and thank all the dedicated people who made it possible. Of course no sooner had Cathy and her team left that we started to prepare for their next visit to us which is for our Full Accreditation Review happening in June 2008.
Our work with CQL was not the only efforts we made towards quality in 2007. Walkinstown Association also entered for the HSE Achievement Awards, the Quality Service Stream. This Stream of the awards concentrates heavily on standards around health, safety, risk management and ongoing quality management and while we didn’t feature in the final shake up of awards we achieved a mark which the reviewers who visited us assured us was excellent for an organisation entering for the first time.
Walkinstown Association also achieved the acceptable quality assurance mark required for Registration with FETAC which allows us to continue to offer training programs this national standard.
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Respite Services
In 2007 Walkinstown Association provided in excess of 500 hours of respite to our service users, their families and carers.
There were 10 respite weekends throughout the year which, by using a rotational participation system, were “The respite enjoyed by 30 service users. The schedule for 2007 included some breaks continue new destinations like Portumna in to be popular Galway, Nenagh in Co. Tipperary, and feature Faithlegg in Waterford and Tullow in Carlow. The respite weekend calendar regularly as a would not be complete without visits goal choice in to what have become favourite destinations like Brittas Bay where peoples Personal BBQ’s and beach football are the Outcome Plan. order of the day and Leitrim where everyone wants to skipper the boat on ” the Shannon. Some service users who hadn’t availed of the service before were included in 2007 and are already marking their diaries for inclusion in 2008. We were also able to cater for the needs of some service users who prefer a more individualised break in the company of only their closest friends or indeed as sole travellers.
ONE SERVICE USER’S STORY “My name is Margaret and I go to Walkinstown Association. I think it is very good and the people are very nice. In 2007 I went on a respite weekend and we enjoyed it very much.
We went down to Wicklow. It was a big house. When we got there on Friday we got a room, I was sharing with Olwyn. We stayed in on Friday and watched some movies together. On Saturday we played games and I really enjoyed a game of charades which was great fun.
We went out shopping and I bought a CD of Daniel O’ Donnell. That evening we went for a meal and then to the pub. I helped in the kitchen over the weekend. We came home on Sunday. We had a lovely time. I liked everything about the weekend. It was a break for me and it was good to spend time with my friends and workmates. I am looking forward to going on a weekend 14 soon again.” Margaret Keogh
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Community Inclusion Services Walkinstown Association’s Community Inclusion Service continues to be one of the most flexible ways in which we provide our services. Many new service users enjoyed the benefit of this individualised service in 2007 with a number of new staff joining the team.
The activities in which service users are participating as part of the service continues to vary from attendance at college to the things that we all enjoy like eating out, going to the cinema or simply going for a walk on the beach. People are also now using the service as a way of meeting their friends who they have made through being part of a day service but who they would typically not have met socially outside those service hours. The adaptability of the Community Inclusion service offers an ideal vehicle to assist with the achievement of Goals that people determine through their Personal Outcomes Planning process which is having an ever increasing influence on the organisations service design.
A NEW STAFF MEMBER'S STORY My name is Michael Feely. I'm currently doing a masters degree in social work at UCD. In 2007, I used my long summer break to travel to Alaska and work for an organisation called Hope Community Resource which was committed to community inclusion for Alaskans with intellectual disabilities. I loved this role, and so, when I returned to Ireland, I was absolutely delighted to secure a similar job with Walkinstown Association.
After training, my first role with Walkinstown Association was providing a community inclusion service for a man called Pat Mason. Pat speaks through a mixture words and hand signs, so it took me a little while to learn how to understand him fully. But it was well worth the effort. Pat is a joy to work with and a really great guy. He's outgoing, chatty, good natured and incredibly enthusiastic. I meet him twice a week. Our activities are based on Pat's preferences (and in consultation with his family). We've been on a wide variety of outings at this stage. For example, dance classes, bowling, dinners in town, galleries and trips by DART to the seaside. Pat brings tireless enthusiasm to all these activities and I find this infectious. I really enjoy the time I spend with Pat and I look forward to our outings. I'm also very grateful for the ongoing support and guidance I get from Pat's family.
I've recently taken up another community inclusion role with Walkinstown Association - working with a young man called Andrew. He, like me, loves film, so I'm really looking forward to movie conversations and trips to the cinema together.
I believe that Walkinstown Association's community inclusion service (ie. providing activ- ities chosen by service users that take place within the community) is an excellent idea. I'm delighted to be a part of it. I'd like to thank everybody at Walkinstown, both staff and service users, for making me feel so welcome. 15 Michael Feely
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Recreation Service
Target Group The service is targeted towards adults with a mild or moderate Learning Disability. Most live either with members of their families or in Group Homes provided by various agencies, including Walkinstown Association. Most service users live within the Walkinstown or its neighbouring areas and either walk or use public transport to travel to the service. Michael O’Reilly Aim of Service The Service aims to offer a friendly and stimulating environment in which service users can enjoy themselves. It aims to encourage service users to participate to the best of their ability in the running of the service. It aims to be responsive to their needs. Operational times The Recreation Service operated from the Association’s premises during 2007.
Normal opening times: Sunday 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday 7.30 p.m. to 9.45 p.m. Thursday 7.30 p.m. to 9.45 p.m.
The service each Sunday and Monday normally consisted of individual activities before a tea break, with communal activities following it.
A disco was normally held each Thursday, followed by a tea-break and karaoke.
The service operated throughout the year. It closed on Sunday & Monday during Bank-holiday weekends or when weekend breaks were organised during the summer. It also closed for a week in August and at Christmas.
SERVICE USER STATISTICS Service Events Total Users Average Users Service Hours Sunday 41 1,238 30 3,714 Monday 39 1,570 40 3,533 Thursday 49 2,048 42 4,608 Respite 3 34 11 1,623
16 Total 132 4,856 37 11,855 In total, 85 people with a disability used the service during 2007
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PROFILE OF ATTENDANCE DURING THE YEAR
<10 10-29 30-59 60-89 >90
Service Events 17 19 7 18 24
Staffing The Service is provided using a team of 2 part-time staff and volunteers. Volunteers are a very important part of the service, as they bring their experiences of working outside the disability sector.
No. of Volunteers during 2007: 22 No. of active volunteers at end 2007: 11 Total no. of times volunteers attended: 295 On average, 2.2 volunteers per Service Event.
In addition, staff from the Walkinstown Association worked on a one-to-one basis with a client at 65 Service events and Residential staff from Walkinstown Association provided support for those in their community home at 37 Service events. Volunteer & other support was received from the Walkinstown Association at 29 Service events.
The service had a team of 8 voluntary drivers. They collected 6 service users in the Association’s minibus, who are unable to travel independently from their homes every Sunday & Monday. In addition, service users who could be vulnerable late in the evening are left home. This late service is also provided after the Thursday disco.
Special Activities The service organised a number of special activities during the year. Among them were events for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas. It also celebrated many birthdays during the year.
Week-end breaks were organised for 35 of our service users during the summer, each accompanied by 2 staff & 2 volunteers. We visited tourist hostels in Drogheda, Co. Louth, Galway and Cashel, Co. Tipperary. We find that these 17 weekends encourage interaction with other
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hostellers. We had the use of the Association’s minibuses. We departed early on Friday evening, and returned late on Sunday afternoon.
The Walking Club A Walking Club was established in June. Walks were held monthly in Phoenix Park, Bull Island, Grand Canal at Hazelhatch, Malahide & Tymon Park. 12 Service users, 1 staff member & 3 volunteers participated in the Club.
We asked the members of the Club, why they enjoyed the walks:
‘Good exercise’ was one response. ‘Great for loosing weight’ said another, who is attending Weight Watchers. ‘I love to enjoy the fresh air’, was a further response.
When asked what they didn’t enjoy, one member replied ‘I’m not too happy walking in the muck.’
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Financial Reports
Legal Status Walkinstown Association for People with an Intellectual Disability Ltd (trading as Walkinstown Association) is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital. The organisation and its activities have been granted charitable status by the Revenue Commissioners. All activity and income is applied solely towards the provision of services and supports to people with an intellectual disability.
Company Registration Number: 244300 Charity Registration Number: CHY 10777
Corporate Governance The Association was founded in 1967 by a group of parents and friends with the aim of providing community based services to people with an intellectual disability in the Dublin 12 and surrounding areas. Over the years the catchments area has expanded to encompass the greater Dublin area with service users coming from as far north as Swords to as far south as Blackrock. Parents and Friends continue to play an integral part in the running of the Association. The Board of Directors is made up of people who have made long standing commitments to the work of the Association. The Board meet six times per year or where necessary.
Funding Walkinstown Association is funded by the Health Services Executive under section 39 of the 2004 Health Act.
Internal Controls Key elements of internal financial control systems include: ❚ Management reports are provided to the Senior Management Team on a monthly basis ❚ Financial reports are presented bi-monthly by Management to the Board of Directors ❚ Detailed budgets are prepared annually and are reviewed by the Senior Management Team. Actual results are compared against these budgets on a monthly basis and appropriate action is taken where required. ❚ Organisational structures are in place with clear operating and reporting procedures, lines of responsibility, authorisation limits, segregation of duties and delegated authority ❚ Major capital projects require approval of the Board of Directors ❚ A copy of the annual report is sent to all families, funding authorities and staff and is available on the Associations website.
External Controls The Associations books of account and financial statements are audited annually by Kevin Daly, Chartered Accountants, Registered Auditors, 83 Waterloo Lane, 19 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
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Financial Reports
Consolidated Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st December 2007 2007 2006 e (‘000) e (‘000) Income 4,330 3,414 Expenditure (4,012) (3,250) ______
Surplus on Ordinary Activities 318 164 Less: Transfer to Capital Reserves (318) (164) ______Surplus/Deficit for year Nil Nil
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2007
2007 2006 e (‘000) e (‘000)
Fixed Assets 5,533 4,901
Current Assets Cash at Bank 286 255 Investment Account 615 393 Debtors & Prepayments 68 1 Grants Receivable 0 361
Current Liabilities Creditors & Accruals 147 200 ______Net Current Assets 820 810 ______6,353 5,711 ______Creditors (Due greater than one year) Deferred Liability 127 143 Mortgage - Triodos Bank 285 295 Ulster Bank 1,331 981 ______1,743 1,419 Total Net Assets 4,610 4,292
Financed by: Revenue Reserves as at 1st January 3,502 3,338 Excess Income over Expenditure 318 164 ______20 Revenue Reserves as at 31st December 3,820 3,502 Revaluation Reserve 790 790
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Staff Complement for 2007
Clinical Administration Services 5% 3%
Residential 36% Day service 36%
Recreational Centre 1% Relief Home 12% Support 7%
Staff of Walkinstown Association
Senior Management Team
Austin O’ Sullivan Catherine Devine Joe Mason Director of Finance & Director of Services Chief Executive Officer Human Resources
Board Members
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Management Team
John Farrelly Sandra Burke Michael O’ Reilly Brian Mason Frank Kelly Quality Day Services Manager of Social Team Leader of Clinical Development Manager & Recreation Gardening Project Coordinator Manager Services & Horticulture
Gwen Smith Mary Wardick Clare Geraghty Gavin Burke John Madden Social Care Leader Social Care Leader Social Care Leader Social Care Leader Acting Social Care Leader Dargle Wood Orwell House Durney House Walnut Close Avalon House
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Carmel Keville David Menelley "Daisies" Print
Carmel’s Daisies While David is are also a better known for response to his rug making and O'Keefe’s flowers. his paintings of houses, this This image shows print/collage shows how each artist an exploration approaches a subject matter in a with different materials. The group used unique way. cabbage leaves (for printing) and old magazines (for collage) on a week when Art brings out a delicate and subtle we had run out of materials, thus side to this very outgoing and assertive bringing ordinary objects into art woman. Carmel can whip out a small making. The results were great and this jewel like this quite casually in one of "bird and trees” is a particularly poetic her visits to the art room. and well crafted piece. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Walkinstown Association is to support people with a learning disability to lead self determined lives within socially inclusive communities Jenny Walsh Linda "Mandala" Kavanagh "The Lilly" This picture is one of a large The art group has series the group visited the Irish made with the Museum of theme of Modern Art a Mandalas. number of times.
Mandalas are eastern geometrical We were very fortunate to view the forms used in Hindu and Buddhist paintings of Georgia O' Keefe in her traditions as meditation aids. Modern show there last year. We spent a Psychology (notably Carl Jung), has number of weeks responding to this found that the drawing and painting of exhibition, painting O'Keefe style large Mandalas can aid to gain a calm, flowers in soft, blended colours. focused state of mind. Linda is a particularly talented painter whose attention to detail shows in this The Mandala project is one that the piece. As with most participants, Linda Art group will resume as it offers wide came to her first class with some possibilities for expression. Jenny's hesitation but has taken the reins of her Mandala is particularly attractive, with artwork fully, working with great its sun-like coloured feathers independence to produce high quality and great vibrancy. images like this one. 4605 Walkinstown AR Outer 6/5/08 5:11 pm Page 1
Residential Services Avalon House 37 Orlagh Park, Knockylon, Dublin 16
Durney House 76 Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 12
Hook Haven 40B Dargle Wood, Knockylon, Dublin 16
Oaklodge House 27a Walnut Close, Kingswood, Dublin 24
Orwell House 40 Orwell Park Rise, Templeogue, Dublin 6W
Forest Close 33 Forest Close Kingswood, Dublin 24
Day Centre & Recreation Centre 1 Longmile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 Tel: 01-4650388 Fax: 01-4607899 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.walk.ie Training Centre Inchicore, Dublin 8.