Join the The Elderberry Clubs take place at the following venues: Elderberry Wednesday Saturday* Club for St Alban's Hall (1st and 3rd of each month) Fairfield Road The Laurels Day Centre enjoyable BURGESS HIll Sheepfold Avenue living with daytime RH15 8QB RUSTINGTON BN16 3SQ activities Thursday* (near Angmering station) near you. Age UK West Sussex Dementia? Crawley Centre Saturday* 1 Town Barn Road (2nd and 4th of each month) West Green Age UK West Sussex, CRAWlEY Haywards Heath Centre RH11 7XG 2 Kleinwort Close (near Crawley Hospital) HAYWARDS HEATH RH16 4XG (near the Harvester pub)
* This Club is subsidised by West Sussex County Council to give respite to carers of people living with dementia.
A member of Crawley, Haywards Heath and Arun Dementia Action Alliances. Support us The Elderberry Club is operated by Age UK West Sussex. If you would like to help by making a donation or legacy, the charity will use it to ensure that more older people benefit from our Head Office: services. Or perhaps you may Suite 2 • Anchor Springs Littlehampton • West Sussex • BN17 6BP wish to volunteer for us? AUKWS @AUKWS age_uk_west_sussex
Call us on 07904 977251 or email [email protected] www.ageukwestsussex.org.uk Registered charity number: 1086323 Funded by West Sussex County Council to provide respite for Carers across West Sussex Fun, Friendship & Food for people living with Dementia … so carers can take a break
Welcome to The Elderberry Club How to join We provide a stimulating and safe environment offering Come and enjoy a free one day trial and activities for those living with dementia, giving you peace sample some of the activities we have to of mind, while you take time outside your caring role. offer. Referrals can be made by anyone including family, friends, GPs and nurses.
Reasons to join Call our Carers Service Manager today on 07904 977251 for Tailor-made service with activities planned around the information and dates. Or email needs of the individual. [email protected] Activities include reminiscing, music, physical games, cooking, quizzes, and crafts. Freshly cooked meals and refreshments. Feedback Secure environment with 1:4 staffing ratio. from carers and members Stimulating activities from 10am—4pm. Transport can be arranged at an additional cost. “We have tried other providers and the Pick ups from 9:30am, returning home by 4:30pm. Elderberry Clubs are great. Staff have activities ready and understand my husbands needs and this gives me such peace of mind.” Carol, Rustington The Team “The staff are so caring and concerned Martha and the team specialise in respite about me. It is the only time anyone ever asks for carers and supporting people with “How are you?” and listens. That means dementia and have over 50 years of so much to me.” combined experience! Dawn, Burgess Hill Our highly qualified staff are always on “Sometimes the elderly, like my mum feel hand to offer information about additional alone in a bleak world, but you and your services for carers and the people they care team make it better, bringing light into her for, as well as providing a good listening ear. life. Thank you.” As specialists in the field we are delighted that Wayne, Crawley one of our team has been working in dementia Dad remembers what he has been doing and research both locally and nationally. We also “ can talk about it. have experience of delivering therapeutic ”
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