Vintage VIBESVisiting and Befriending Service

Vintage VIBESVisiting and Befriending Service

Partnership between LifeCare Edinburgh – lead agency - and The Broomhouse Centre

Partly funded by the Big Lottery for 4 years through the Supporting 21st Century Programme

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Vintage Vibes is unique as a multi-faceted approach will be adopted

The service will operate a long/er term intervention across Edinburgh as a partnership service because of the geographical spread of the project and to increase the reach of the project.

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LifeCare Edinburgh

Established in 1941. Provides care, support and community services for the elderly, people with dementia, carers.

Three registered centre-based day care services: Two dementia and one frail care day care services

A registered citywide Outreach Direct service Including Time Out for Carers and Hospital to Home

A citywide Help at Home service Including Shopping Buddies

Café Life, and The LifeCare Centre at Stockbridge House Social activities/clubs

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The Broomhouse Centre

Established in 1991 Provides community services for vulnerable groups

of people in SW Edinburgh Dementia Day Care Adult Carers Support Carers Clinic Elderly Befriending Young Carers Project

Youth Befriending Project Young Peoples’ Counselling Project Café Training Project Crescent Kitchen Community Health Hub

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Vintage VIBES

Aims to deliver a project for people over 60 years of age

Using an innovative delivery model the project will offer bespoke long/er term interventions for older people across the city of Edinburgh

Support to individuals will be delivered by volunteers and will comprise of:

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1-1 befriending in the home 1-1 befriending outside the home Hospital visiting Friendship pools/groups Pet visiting/therapy Family visiting

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Beneficiaries Of The Project:Older people over 60 years of age who are:Isolated, lonely, in ineffective and unsupportive neighbourhoods and or communitiesOlder people with a mental health issue, hard to reach older people e.g. men, LGBT, ME groupsOlder people with dementia, carers and people with a disability and/or long term illness

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Outcome 1:

Older people will report reduced isolation and positive feelings about their lives and their futures through contact with Vintage VIBES

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Indicators:100 isolated older people will have a Vintage VIBES intervention of their design with a volunteer on a weekly basisOver 80 volunteers will be recruited and trained each year and placed in appropriately supported circumstances20 friendship pools will be created organically10 supported children, family or group interventions will be facilitated

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Outcome 2:

Older men who would not normally engage with such a project, will demonstrate improved contact with the community and reduced isolation

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Indicators:

40 difficult to reach and isolated older men who have rejected other services will receive a Vintage VIBES intervention appropriate to their interests4 friendship pools will be facilitated3 isolated but more able older men, who are service users, will become volunteers

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Outcome 3:

People with dementia will be happier, more in control of their surroundings and more able to stay at home for longer

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Indicators:

Around 20 people with dementia will receive a Vintage VIBES intervention appropriate to their ability to engage10 people with dementia will be visited in hospital and following discharge creating a home and community network10 people with dementia per year will receive a therapeutic pet visit

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Recruitment process with Bruce Tait Associates in progress

Marketing/Communications Officer and 2 Co-ordinators

Appointments expected to be 1st October 2015

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Management and Staffing

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Referral Routes

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