Services will not be provided on a drop in basis, as it is hoped that after attending the centre for a few days, members will quickly realize the advantages of group stimulation, social interaction, and quality of services offered there.

A nutritious meal will be served daily as some older persons find that they cannot prepare food as easily as they could when they were younger, and for some, two meals a day is not possible. Some older persons may not eat well for economic reasons because they cannot afford it. The meals will be provided taking into account their special needs e.g.

1) Diabetic

2) Low salt

3) Drink-hydration

Persons, who attend the Centre, will be contacted through:

(a) Health Care professionals,

(b) Family and Friends,

(c) Club 60 Programmes

(d) Other Agencies

The day Care Centre will be situated in La CIery, in the old sub-Police Station building. The facility will operate from Monday to Saturday from 9.am to 6pm. At present the building is in disrepair but is estimated that renovations to the building to make it safe for older person will cost at least $ 160,000.00.

The renovations will include, complete redesigning of the building to suit the purpose for which it is air marked, and will include a working room, which should accommodate the members all at once comfortably. This working room will also serve as a conference and social activity area. The refurbished building will have a ramp to accommodate wheel chair bound clients. The toilet and rest room will be redone with specification to meet the needs of older persons. The entire building will be older person friendly. This Project has not been implemented as we are awaiting response of the Cabinet for use of the Building. However some of the needs for the Centre would be Project financed.

All costs are detailed in Eastern Caribbean Dollars

ITEM DONOR COST

Other Items needed for Adult Day Care Center (To be sourced)

Kitchen Items/Recreational items

• Pans Playing cards
• 3 doz. Plates Dominoes
• 3 doz. Soup bowls Bingo
• 3 doz. Spoons Musical instruments e.g. guitar, mouth organ, Piano
• 3 doz. Serving spoons Tape recorder
• 3 doz. Knives Board games
• 3 doz. Forks Handicraft items
• 2-strainer sets (embroidery, knitting thread, straws, scissors, beads,
• Blender ribbons dolls etc.)
• Cups Gardening items
• Glasses (forks, rakes, vegetable and flower seeds)
• Chopping Board Reading books
• Pressure Cooker Paper
• Kitchen towels Pens/pencils
• Colander Radio
• Dish Drainer Black Board
• Grater
• Bath towels other items
• Hand towels Water Tanks
• Pillowcases Mop buckets
• 4 jugs Brooms
• Mats Garbage bins
• 3 doz. Dessert bowl Dust Pan
• 1 frying pan set Clocks
• Microwave Carpet
• Electric Kettle Scrubbers
• Toasters Mops

We currently have established an Adult Day Care in Mongouge, Choiseul. It serves the same purpose. This project will go on as long as there are Older Persons living in the community. This Centre is progressing well so far. Specific needs are Insulin for Diabetic clients, Blood Pressure Strips, Bed sheets, Towels, Pillow cases, eye medication, pampers (medium and Large) Walking sticks, Para Bus transportation, a Jeap to transport food to housebound Older Persons.

Another Project is Minor Repairs to Houses of Older Persons. doors, windows, galvanize, marley, etc. Items for renovations.

Specific Guidelines:

You could send contributions via the address above, we are under duty free concessions so it would not be difficult to obtain the items.

Additional Comments:

We thank LHL for such a wonderful initiative. it will give us the opportunity for publicity because we are based here in St. Lucia and being a small charitable organization we only receive a subvention from government and this takes care of mostly administrative work so we have to tap to other organizations to help meet the needs of Older Persons. so thank you for considering the Council.