LifeCare Edinburgh

It’s Friday fundraiser and today we want to say a huge thank you to our Charity of the Year, Balfour+Manson LLP. At the end of July, the team at Balfour and Manson organised a lovely afternoon of Pimms in the Park raising a fantastic £520 to support our vital work. A huge thank you and well done to all the organisers! #charity #fundraising #fundraisingevent #edinburgh #summer #olderpeople #unpaidcarers #edinburghcharity

Yesterday, our Care Services Manager Margaret Stewart celebrated her 20 year work anniversary with us here at LifeCare. Over the last two decades, Margaret has led the organisation through some significant changes - including a global pandemic! On what the last 20 years has meant to her, she said: “I’ve really enjoyed working with and getting to know all the different staff over the years here at LifeCare - they are what makes it such a special place to work. It’s wonderful to see our charity continuing to provide such valuable services to older people and unpaid carers across Edinburgh.” THANK YOU Margaret! #workanniversary #20YearAnniversary #edinburghcharity #charity #olderpeople #unpaidcarers #localcharity #edinburgh #celebration

On the back of the General Election and recent City of Edinburgh Council cuts, our Chair Lorna Jackson-Hall shared a passionate thought piece, outlining the urgent need to address the challenges in health and care, including a call to “value our workforce and embrace third sector solutions with immediate increased funding”. Read it here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gBmPX3ZZ

LifeCare’s ‘The Cottage’ has been featured in popular podcast series, The Porty Podcast 🎧 Our senior care worker Tricia Blackley, and Ruth Hollands, whose mum has been a client at The Cottage for almost 4 years, sat down with producer David Calder to share more about our fabulous day club on Milton Road in Edinburgh that supports older people who are living with dementia. You can listen at the link: https://lnkd.in/ed5BYYg3 #podcast #portobello #edinburgh #dayclub #dementia #dementiasupport #dementiaawareness #edinburgh #localcharity #edinburghcharity #olderpeople #unpaidcarers

Free Wills Information Event at The LifeCare Centre - BOOK NOW ‼️ Are you worried about writing or updating your Will and not sure where to begin? We are here to help. Join us to find out about the practicalities of the process, including when you should make a Will, what is involved and what you need to think about in advance. Making a Will is a simple thing you can do for your family, loved ones, friends and favourite charities and is probably easier than you think. This event will help ease any concerns you may have, so you can ensure that your affairs are in order. Bring along your questions and take time to talk to the experts from Lindsays on a 1-2-1 basis after the presentations. 🗓️ Wednesday 18th September, 2pm - 4pm 📍The LifeCare Centre, 2 Cheyne Street, EH4 1JB 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZFrCUpN

Today’s #fridayfundraiser is the wonderful clients, staff and volunteers at our day club, The Cottage, who took steps to support LifeCare on their sponsored walk in Portobello this week🚶♂️ ✨ So far, the group have raised a fantastic £445 to fund our vital work as a charity supporting older people and unpaid carers - well done team! #fridayfundraiser #fundraise #donate #charity #olderpeople #unpaidcarers #walk #fitness #keepfit #sunshine #summer #localcharity #edinburgh #edinburghcharity #dementia #dementiasupport

We’re delighted to be hosting a new digital group in partnership with People Know How beginning on Friday the 19th of July. If you have a problem with your tech or would like to learn more about the internet and its full capabilities come along and chat to our friendly team. No need to book, just drop by. Please share widely with your networks and those you think may benefit! 📍Lifecare Edinburgh, 2 Cheyne Street, EH4 1JB 📅 Fridays ⏰10:30am – 12:30pm #Edinburgh #Stockbridge #DigitalSupport #HelpWithComputers #ITSkills #olderpeople #unpaidcarers #edinburghcharity #charity

We are incredibly grateful to London North Eastern Railway’s Customer and Community Investment Fund for generously donating over £34,000 to LifeCare. The grant will cover the cost of our regular outings including the transport costs, and activities within our day services, and deliver dedicated support activities for unpaid carers in the evenings and at weekends. These regular and reliable activities will deliver a multitude of positive physical and mental wellbeing impacts for the older people that we support. In addition, dedicated unpaid carers will benefit from having their own time to do something for themselves whilst developing their own support network; supporting them to maintain their caring role. Thank you LNER! #fridayfundraiser #CCIF #donate #fundraise #charity #thirdsector #olderpeople #unpaidcarers #edinburgh #edinburghcharity #localcharity #mentalhealth #dementiasupport

Fantastic to meet you all!

It’s #fridayfundraiser & in honour of Carers Week, we are delighted to announce the addition of new, free evening classes to our weekly unpaid carers class schedule, thanks to generous funding from London North Eastern Railway. Why not pop along to Zumba on a Monday 6pm, Feel the Beat Dance Fitness 5.30pm on Thursday or Yoga on Sunday at 5pm. There’s no need to book and remember you can bring the person you care for with you. You can find us on 2 Cheyne Street in the heart of Stockbridge. Read the full timetable at the link ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eFMktiHt #carersweek #localcharity #charity #edinburgh #unpaidcarers #carers #olderpeople #communityhub #freeclasses #freeactivities #keepfit #wellbeing