Service Details

Brief description:

The Beacon Club is a day support service for people with dementia/memory loss in South West Edinburgh, providing a range of activities aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness and preserving independent living skills. Clients are collected and returned to their homes by bus with a trained escort.

Organisation name:

Space & The Broomhouse Hub

Type of break:

Befriending, Clubs or Day Facilities for Short Break/Respite Purposes

Care needs catered for:

Dementia, Hearing Impairment, Infirm and Elderly, Physical Disability, Visual Impairment

Ages catered for:

Adults, Older Adults

How do people access your service:

Can be referred by another professional or by family/friends. Please call the project manager to discuss.

Cultural needs catered for:

We cater for special diets if required. We would seek advice from relevant organisations and families to help support individuals with different cultural needs.

Full service description:

The day care service runs 4 days per week. On Mondays and Thursdays members are collected from the Broomhouse area. On Tuesday and Wednesday members are collected from the Juniper  Green, Currie and Balerno area. Clients are collected from their homes and brought to the club, where they have tea and coffee and discuss the choice of activities and meals for the day. There is a varied programme of activities such as board games, singing, keep fit classes, reminiscence and quizzes to name but a few. There are also outings to various locations for example: The Portrait Gallery, a trip on the Ratho Barge, coffee at local garden centre, trips to the theatre and local beauty spots.

Price information:

The club costs £10.00 per day which covers transport, lunch and refreshments, activities and outings.

Organisation providing this information:

Space & Broomhouse Hub

Quality Assurance Accreditation:

OSCR, Investing in Volunteers


Accessibility Details

General accessibility:

Level entry to premises or ramp available, Designated disabled parking spaces

Visual Impairment:

Staff training e.g. Visual Awareness or Sighted Guide training

Dementia Adaptations:

Staff training

Hearing Impairment Adaptations:

Staff training, Loopback system

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