Creating wellbeing cafes across North Ayrshire for people living iwth dementia and their unpaid carer to acess support and companionship.
Description
Dementia Wellbeing Cafe has recently opened on the 21st July and runs every Friday in the Argyll Community Centre from 1-3pm. It is for people living with demenita and the unpaid carer, friend or family member to come along to have a chat and a cuppa and meet other likeminded people to provide support. There is also releveant support organisations that come along to answer any questions.
The money will be used to reemburse volunteer expenses, replensih cafe stock e.g. tea/coffee biscuits etc to enable us to continue to provide the cafe free to people to, ensuring that cost is not a barrier to people attending.
Location: Ayrshire Independent living Network Dementia Befriending service is funded for 3 years by the The national Lottery Community fund. The service offers one to one befriending to people living with early stage dementia. This can be to access the community or provide companionship within the home, in-turn giving the unpaid carer a few hours respite.
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