There is a dedicated team of qualified staff, with a wealth of experience in supporting individuals with differing degrees of disability.
The client base is mainly people aged over 55yrs who attend the centre in order to maintain their life skills and give their family carers respite from their caring role.
Genesis also supports Carers. Some of our staff have had personal experience of being carers, we are very aware of the stresses and strains of being a family carer 24 hours a day. We therefore feel it is important to provide carers with additional support. We do this with a monthly support group meeting at a drop in café monthly. The support group allows carers to meet others in a similar situation to obtain information and to share experiences. The drop in café allows carers to come out and socialise with others, have a snack with the person they care for in a stress free friendly environment. We also provide information and can sign post carers to other organisations.
Service users pay a fee to attend the well-being centre but we organise fundraising events which allows us to have contact with church groups and the local community.
We have a specific focus on assisting people living with Dementia. There are 944,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2030 and over 1.6 million in 2050. There are 209,600 new cases of dementia in the UK each year. Less than 2% of people living with dementia feel that people in hospital understand their needs and struggles.
There are approximately 540,000 carers of people living with dementia in England.
We offer a wide range of activities, as we feel that interacting in a social environment with their peers will help to promote individual potential, allowing them to remain in the community as long as possible.
Everyone is welcome to the carer’s café, whether they attend Genesis, or not. The café is held every 4th Wednesday in the month (excluding December), from 1pm to 3pm. Bring the person you care for along with you. This is a chance to socialise with others who are in a similar situation and create friendship support groups. Refreshments are available during the café.
Obtain information – signposting to other relevant agencies, leaflets available. Speakers attend on occasion from other organisations, for advice and guidance.
Raising The Roof is a singing group for fun and well-being.
This is open to all, not just Genesis Service Users.
Booking is essential, please telephone (01257) 249105 or 07845 969442 for more information.