Annual Report 2017 1 Staff and Service Users Revealing the Mural at Criost Linn’S Moon Magic Open Day
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Rights Based Approach Empowering service users to live the lifestyle of their choice and to play a meaningful role in all aspects of community life. Person Centredness Listening and then developing a variety Independence of options that can be used flexibly to meet the identified needs of service users. Participation in Developing the skills and dedication Community Life of our staff in a supportive and motivating environment. Partnership Working in active partnership with Openness, Integrity, service users, families, staff, our voluntary Accountability and supporters and the broader community. Transparency Campaigning at local, regional and national level to resource and realise our vision to achieve these aims. ABILITY WEST ANNUAL REPORT 2017 1 Staff and Service Users revealing the mural at Criost Linn’s Moon Magic Open Day. l-r: Mary Joyce, Laura Cull, John Conneely, Breda Joyce, Chloe Conneely, Ella Coohill, Julia Coohill, Kitty Nee, Mary Vaughan. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE Vision and Mission Statements 1 Our Core Values 1 Chairman’s Address 3 Chief Executive’s Review of 2017 4 Directors’ Report 10 General Information 17 Tuam Day Services Visit Leinster House 18 A Tribute to Siblings, Bernie and Michael Gibbons 19 A Tribute to Fiona 20 Fiona McNamara: 23-12-1981 – 31-01-2017 21 Training in Martial Arts 22 Achieving One of My Person Centred Plan Goals 23 A Tribute to Kathleen Glynn 23 Lumos Collaboration with Ability West 24 Blackrock House Adult Day Service (ADS) Nativity Play 25 Occupational Therapy in Ability West 26 Service User Council Update 27 Quality & Compliance Update 28 Volunteer Update 31 Community Development and Fundraising Update 2017 32 Summary of Fundraising and Donations 35 Audited Accounts 36 Acknowledgements 36 2 ABILITY WEST ANNUAL REPORT 2017 CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS Ability West provided services and supports to over 540 children and adults with intellectual disability and autism in 2017. Unfortunately, it was another financially challenging year for the organisation, however, I am pleased to advise that services and supports continued with frontline services being protected. The operating budget for 2017 was increased on the previous year’s budget taking into account full year costs for six individuals who transferred to our services from other service providers in 2016, and the full year Redmond (Ray) Kelly, Chairman adjustment for 2016 school leavers. Ability West has prepared its financial I would like to acknowledge the support statements in accordance with generally and commitment of my fellow board accepted accounting practice and the members and on behalf of the Board of Companies Act 2014. Please refer to the Directors, I would like to sincerely thank following sections of the annual report: the Chief Executive, Breda Crehan-Roche, Directors’ Report, Structure, Governance and Recording Secretary to the Board, Carol Management. Audited accounts for 2017 are A. Browne, the Senior Management Team available on our website, www.abilitywest.ie. and all staff for their ongoing hard work, dedication and commitment to providing During 2017 the Charities Regulator high quality services and supports to people published “Guidelines for Charitable with intellectual disability and autism. Organisations on Fundraising from the Public” which aims to assist the Board As always, our work is reinforced by our of Directors to run this organisation many supporters and friends including: effectively, avoiding difficulties in respect of donors, volunteers and our statutory fundraising activities and complying with funders: Health Service Executive, our legal duties, while also boosting public Departments of Education and Skills, trust and confidence. In this regard, Ability Social Protection, and Galway and West has introduced a number of new Roscommon Education and Training policies and procedures for fundraising and Board. We are very grateful for this donations which can be accessed on our support and on behalf of the Board of website, www.abilitywest.ie. Directors, I thank everyone most sincerely. Your ongoing support and commitment is I would like to take this opportunity to very much appreciated by us. welcome Mr. Kevin Newell who commenced on the Board of Directors in June 2017. Is mian liom buíochas a gabháil agus aitheantas a thabhairt do gach aon duine I would also like to take this opportunity a thug tachaíocht do Éirim an Iarthair i rith to welcome the Moycullen Branch of na bliana. Tá mór mheas againn faoi do Ability West which formally commenced thachaíocht leanúnach agus do thiomantas. operation in June 2017. The branch members have already held a number of fundraising and community events in their 12 months of operation. Redmond (Ray) Kelly ABILITY WEST ANNUAL REPORT 2017 3 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW OF 2017 Regrettably, we did not achieve a breakeven financial outturn for 2017 due to the ever increasing demands for services, safeguarding issues and increased costs associated with the provision of services. The financial statements for 2017 have been completed using the Financial Reporting Standard FRS102 and drafted cognisant of the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice). The audited accounts are available on our website at www.abilitywest.ie. In 2017 Ability West provided the following Breda Crehan-Roche, Chief Executive direct services: DAY SERVICES 8 Thankfully, there were no funding cuts to our HSE allocation for 2017, the initial core funding allocation for the 116 year was €23,836,427 which took into account the full year effect of funding providing in 2016 and also some once- Special Schools 427 off development funding for the new Adult Day Services community hubs. Notwithstanding Other this, 2017 was a particularly challenging year which was compounded by a number issues, such as safeguarding, endeavouring to respond to the changing RESIDENTIAL needs of an ageing co-hort of service AND RESPITE 78 SERVICES users, emergencies arising, the ever 121 43 increasing demands for respite and Residential supports, and the increasing trend of Respite children with complexities and medical Home Sharing/ 297 fragility, all of which we endeavoured Shared Living to respond to within existing resources. Community Support Unfortunately, we also experienced increased non-pay costs this year which can be attributed with rising costs of insurance and the ongoing maintenance RESIDENTIAL of our facilities to ensure they are of RESPITE NIGHTS 1,739 a high standard. During the year we continued to work very hard alongside Adults service users and their families to meet all Children of these challenges and I am pleased that 11,093 we managed to protect frontline services and respond to some additional needs. 4 ABILITY WEST ANNUAL REPORT 2017 RENOVATIONS AND REFURBISHMENTS There were many major and minor renovations carried out in 2017 under our capital programme, including: roof repairs to The Glebe Resource Centre; internal painting and replacement of external timber cladding at St. Joseph’s Training Centre, refurbishment of Whitestrand Lodge apartment to accommodate additional respite for children; renovations to the New Directions Hubs in Galway City and Moycullen; water pipe replacement and re-routing in Abbeytrinity Group Home and St. Teresa’s Respite, the addition of HIQA Registration Certificate double French doors in a number of group for Sonas Group Home – 8 March 2017. Angela McCormack, Unit Director/Person in Charge homes for fire safety and evacuation. with John McHugo, A/Chief Executive During 2017 we also completed a training facility in one of our older buildings, which was originally a sheltered workshop, part of of specially adapted buses and specialised which had not been utilised for many years. equipment for service users. This work commenced in 2016 and was As part of new public procurement completed on a phased basis by external guidelines launched in 2017 (Office of contractors and our own maintenance Government Procurement), Ability West team as and when funds became was obliged to advertise procurement available. The addition of this state-of-the- opportunities and in this regard, Ability art training facility for staff and service West held an e-tender process for our users is particularly beneficial as it has external transport routes. Contracts significantly reduced the costs associated were awarded in September 2017 and with utilising external training facilities. I I am pleased to advise that there was would like to acknowledge Peter Burke, minimum disruption for the service users Manager of Ancillary Services, Ronan during this change. It is envisaged that Waldron, Maintenance, and Community savings from the process will be realised Employment Scheme Participants, for all in 2018. I would like to acknowledge the their work on this facility. huge work undertaken by Peter Burke, TRANSPORT Manager of Ancillary Services, and John During 2017 we were able to replace McHugo, Director of Finance. three of our buses for Whitestrand Lodge NEW COMMUNITY HUBS Respite Centre, Macotar Lodge and Palace A new community hub was set up in Fields Group Homes.