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RISE Ealing

RISE Ealing has come to the end of its lottery funding and sadly is no longer open.  We had a great five years of serving the local community and are grateful to all the staff and volunteers for their commitment during that time.  Funding is really difficult to obtain to keep projects going – we always have to be thinking ahead of new ways to care for the elderly and maybe we will return to the borough of Ealing one day.  Overall we provided a service for 350 different people and were grateful for the opportunity.

There is no longer a project in Sheffield
 

We were very privileged to be able to work in Sheffield with the Salvation Army and are still looking for a new partner to work alongside.  We are very grateful to the Evan Cornish Foundation and the Sheffield Trust for giving us the funding to initiate RISE Sheffield and wish  to express our gratitude to all those who were involved in supporting the project.  If anyone would like to work with us in Sheffield again, or give us a grant to start up again – we would love to hear from you.

Songs on Wheels

We enjoyed having Songs on Wheels outside during Covid and are grateful to them for coming regularly to the Platt Mission to entertain our members.  We recently had an outing to the Telegraph Pub in Putney which made a nice change to being indoors.  Currently it is difficult to organise outings due to the shortage of staff that we are experiencing with high numbers attending.

From 2 – 6 October we are holding our Wellbeing week and we have a variety of activities taking place including entertainment from Songs on Wheels and Graham Le Petite which is always received with great enthusiasm, special blood pressure checks, health and weight checks, a visit from a Pharmacist and sporting activities within the Centre.  We are looking forward to encouraging our members to live healthy lives and at the same time enjoy themselves.

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[Title]Shine Again

[Text]SHINE Again was initiated in 2002 by Mo Smith and Dee Thwaites in 2001 and Dee, a qualified Child Psychotherapist provides integrative art therapy to children and young people who have been through difficult or traumatic experiences.  SHINE Again receives an Extended Schools Grant to work in 8 primary schools across SW15 in London.

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[Title]Livability UK Vision

[Text]Our vision is of a transformed society where disabled and disadvantaged people can live life to the full.  Mission: Inspired by our Christian ethos, we work with disabled and disadvantaged people to achieve real choice, independence and opportunity. We do this through our expertise, the breadth and quality of our services and by campaigning for change.

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[Title] Hillsong

[Text]Regenerate-RISE is the local impact project for Hillsong and we work together to “Be the Change” in our local communities by providing practical help and support to older people.

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[Title] The feel Good Bakery

[Text]Regenerate-RISE is supporting the Feel Good Bakery, who deliver sandwiches to the local community.  For every sandwich sold, a child is provided with a meal in Romania or Kenya – their website is www.thefeelgoodbakery.com

Referrals 

We welcome new referrals and after the initial receipt of a Referral Form, a visit will be made by one of our staff to see the person at home.  We always take a little gift and literature that explains our service.  People referred need to be able to transfer from a wheelchair to a minibus seat, if they need our transport or we can organise Dial-a-Ride which is currently a free service although they do not accept older people with advanced Dementia.

Quotes from Clients

 “Thanks to the staff for the great Kings and Queens.  The decor, the flowers and the volunteers looked so cute in their black and white.  The entertainment, wine and food was great”

Regenerate-RISE has Comments Cards that clients can complete to let us know what they appreciate and what they would like to see change. “I came home Saturday to receive my Mum and she was so happy and chatty.  She gave her granddaughter the red rose and showed us her Oscar.  She looked so bright.  Thanks again”

One recent Comments Card said “No need for comments, just look at the empty plates, that says it all – lovely”.

Carers

“We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the amazing support you are giving our Mum.  The relief at knowing you are all there and caring so much for her both practically and emotionally can’t be expressed.  You are all second to none and more appreciated than we can possibly say.  Thank you”

“I would like to thank you for getting a new phone for D.  I could not come over as I was in touch with a friend who was found to have Covid-19.  We are coming to the end of the 14th day of staying in and I am waiting to see if I have it, I had a test 5 days ago.  You getting the phone for D allows us to get in touch with her, so thank you all very much”.

Procedure

Regenerate-RISE takes referrals from Social Services, GPs, Sheltered Housing Wardens, Occupational Therapists, Hospitals and Families and our preference is for one of our Referral Forms to be completed. One of our staff will then telephone the person within 48 hrs to arrange a visit to see whether they are suitable for our service and whether indeed the person wishes to attend. The main criteria for someone to attend Regenerate-RISE is that they are over 60 years of age and are either isolated or at risk of isolation. The only people we cannot provide a service for are those with Dementia who may wander, as we do not have a locked door policy or those who are aggressive. We welcome people with disabilities, but do not provide lifting equipment for people who need to get out of their wheelchair.

We believe very much that the integration of able-bodied with disabled people is very important as it brings an empathy and support for one another. It increases a tolerance and understanding of disabilities as well as a compassionate and caring attitude between the peer group.

Referral documents

RISE SW11 closed on 31 March and it was the end of a very special era.  We are now working from the Platt Mission in Putney and are still taking referrals from people across the borough.

If you would like to refer someone to our day services please click on the link below.

Referral Form for RISE

If you are a health professional and would like to refer a patient to RISE+ please go to the front page of our website and click on the referral form on the right hand side of the page for this service

Fundraising for the Reablement Centre

Martin and Julia raised an amazing £4,173.78 following their skydive in early June.  It was a great day out and a few of us witnessed their “jump” from a plane and admired their bravery.  Not something that everyone would do!!  Well done and thank you so much.

We held our cafe on Saturday, 20 July and our members enjoy having their nails done, a three course lunch, Bingo, a raffle and meeting with friends.  We raised £275 on the day and everyone had a great day.

We are very grateful to the Putney Society for a recent  donation of £500 towards the new Centre, to the Porters Trust for £5000 and greateful to individuals who have donated recently.

The Kenilworth Courtiers recently won our Quiz of the Year 2019 – congratulations.  Tied second were the Dover House Divas and Jackie’s giants – well done and thank you to everyone who attended.  We raised an amazing £600 in one evening, which was brilliant.

The Dover House Divas, who came joint second also raised £1,224.10 at their Summer Concert – thank you so much.

If you would like to organise a fundraising event to raise money for the new Centre, please contact us.