Queensferry Care - Day Care Service

Brief description:

QCCC provides Day Care opportunities for older people who have additional support needs, including those with a diagnosis of dementia, stroke or other long-term health conditions. Day Care is available to anyone over the age of 65 on a continuous basis. One of the most important aspects of day care is that it allows people to socialise with their peers. QCCC promotes a person centred approach to delivering services with day care members being offered transport, lunch, assistance with personal care and a wide range of activities that are designed to meet the individual’s needs.

Organisation name:

Queensferry Churches Care in the Community

Type of break:

Clubs or Day Facilities for Short Break/Respite Purposes, Information Providers

Care needs catered for:

Dementia, Hearing Impairment, Infirm and Elderly, Learning Disability, Medical Condition, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual Impairment

Ages catered for:

Older Adults

How do people access your service:

Referrals are received from Health and Social Care Department, G.P. Surgeries, Health Professionals, Hospitals and other relevant agencies or individuals. To make a referral for day care either contact QCCC or Social Care Direct on 0131 200 2324.

Type of accommodation:

Our day care accommodation is fully accessible for people with disabilities and is also fully wheelchair accessible. We also have seated shower facilities and a fully wheelchair accessible garden area for service users to pass the time in as well as assist with gardening if they are able.

Cultural needs catered for:

Our catering provider is the local school and can cater for special diets as requested. We also have a quiet room within the building which can be used for prayer, contemplation, communion etc. At present we have access to translation services but have limited different languages spoken by current staff.

Full service description:

We are registered with the Care Inspectorate and can give a range of personal care and assistance with regard to personal hygiene, toileting assistance, medication prompting etc. Mondays and Fridays - dementia specific day care Tuesdays - day care for older people with other disabilities from Queensferry/Dalmeny/Kirkliston Wednesdays - people from Ratho/Newbridge Thursdays - people from the Kirkliston/Newbridge Service users are normally picked up between 9.30am and 10.30am and taken home between 3pm and 4pm. Our transport is wheelchair accessible and has a tail lift if anyone has difficulty with steps. Our buildings are also wheelchair accessible. There is a programme of activities that include exercises to music by a trained therapist, reminiscence based activities, outings with our accessible transport, entertainers, carpet bowls and this is reviewed regularly with input from our service users. Being able to mix with their own peer group is one of the most beneficial aspects of coming to day care. Each service user has a personal plan stating what their needs are and what they would like to achieve by coming to day care to enable them to make the most of their day. Whilst it states we take referrals from Edinburgh City we are not a citywide service. We cover North West Rural Edinburgh which includes South Queensferry, Dalmeny, Kirkliston, Newbridge, Ratho Village and Station.

Price information:

Day care is currently £10.00 per day and staff would ensure that all potential service users are aware of benefit entitlements (mainly Attendance Allowance for this age group) which is not means tested and can be used to assist with paying for day care. Payment is preferably by standing order on a monthly basis, although other payment methods can be discussed on an individual basis. Please get in touch for up top date price information.

What is included/not included in the price of the break:

Lunch, snacks, transport to and from the house, and most of the activities programme are included in this price. On occasion, where an outing is quite costly, any extra addition to the normal day care fee would be agreed with the service user/family/carer but due to a wonderful fundraising team these additional costs are often supplemented by various grants and trust funding. Our fundraising team is dedicated to raising funds to enable our organisation to operate at its current level of service provision as our grants do not cover the whole costs of running these services. This allows us to sometimes offer a range of activities and extra treats at no extra cost to our service users.

Organisation providing this information:

Queensferry Care

Quality Assurance Accreditation:

OSCR, Investing in Volunteers, Care Inspectorate

General accessibility:

Level entry to premises or ramp available, Parking available by premises, Level entry to gardens or ramp available

Visual Impairment:

Staff training e.g. Visual Awareness or Sighted Guide training, Large print notices / menus

Dementia Adaptations:

Staff training, High contrast signs containing text and images

Hearing Impairment Adaptations:

Staff training, Loopback system

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