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cancers narrowing, illustrating the complexity of causes underlying this picture. Thus mental healthis a significant issue for Plymouth and one that also consumes much of the available health andsocial care resources” 4The following sections provide profiles of three of the main SWWB projects funded in Plymouth.These are:Elder Tree older people’s servicesEklipse ContactRelate Family CounsellingProject profile: Elder Tree older people’s servicesIntroductionThere are two elements to this project. The Initial Grant is in its third year and delivers a weeklyCardio Fit class in the East End of Plymouth and the provision of weekly Access to Swimming. TheSecond Grant is in its first year and delivers two weekly Tai Chi classes in Efford and the East End ofPlymouth.BackgroundElder Tree Ltd is a Voluntary Support and Befriending Service that has operated in the South West,Central and South East neighbourhoods of Plymouth for the past 15 years – predominately inner cityand areas of recognised social deprivation. The service reaches out to socially isolated andvulnerable older people to promote their continued independent living, social engagement andaccess to social and health related activities.Elder Tree offers a range of support, although dedicated ‘one to one’ Befriending for the morevulnerable and socially isolated is a core activity. The service offers social and health themedactivities that include Lunch and Supper clubs, Silver Surfer IT classes, weekly ‘Advice Drop Ins’,Dance and Movement classes, Access to Swimming, Tai Chi, Cardio Fit for the over 60s and Quiz andCraft activities.The Elder Tree currently has 62 volunteers and 350 beneficiaries who we are in contact with weekly.The service is QUAF level C validated and Adult Social Services and Supporting People recentlycommissioned Elder Tree to manage the delivery of a Befriending Umbrella Service in all sixneighbourhoods in Plymouth over three years. The Umbrella has over 100 volunteers and reaches640+ beneficiaries weekly.4 Plymouth PCT/City Council 2008 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment123 SWWB Final Evaluation Report
Project AreaThe main beneficiaries of this project are resident in the East End, Efford/Laira areas of Plymouth.The social housing stock here is predominately pre 1950 and the areas are typical inner city estateswhere there is significant social deprivation and ‘elder isolation’The project rationale was based experience of providing support in the areas over a 3 year periodinformed by consultation conducted by the City Council’s Estate Regeneration teams and the PublicHealth Delivery Unit. Both consultations identified a desire by older residents to take part in thetype of exercise delivered by this project.Project design and deliveryThe Tai Chi classes have been specifically developed for the elderly and are suitable for able bodiedand armchair/wheelchair participation, and they will compliment and help develop our existingactivities in these areas. The activities are not delivered in isolation – they are part of established‘drop in’ sessions managed by a project worker and volunteers that provides general advice andcompanionship.InputsThe budget for the Initial Grant was £13,584 over three years. The Second Grant was £4800 overone year. The total grant over the period was £18,384. Over the period of the grant the Elder Treeprovided match funding of £1780 a year for the Initial Grant and £3355 for the Second Grant. Thetotal match funding from the Elder Tree was £8695.ActivitiesThe Initial Grant funded two activities; a weekly Fitness Classfor older residents in the East End of Plymouth and access tothe older adult sessions at the community swimming pool atPlympton. The swimming initiative was innovative as prior tothe introduction of the service, beneficiaries would havedepended on public transport which requires a change of buson each direction of the journey and a long walk for some toand from the bus stop. Under the project, they are nowcollected by Plymouth Disability Federation transport that hasbeen optimised for use by the elderly and disabled whichmeans they can attend throughout the year.The Second Grant has funded two weekly Tai Chi classes heldin Efford and the East End.124 SWWB Final Evaluation Report
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