25 Years Of The Marcus Garvey Centre
The Marcus Garvey Day Centre & Alzheimer Group is a registerd charity. The Charity provides social, leisure, culture and educational activities appropriate to the needs and abilities of the individuals. It provides opportunites and access primarily for black elders who are islolated in their homes.
It promotes the welfare of the elderly who are residents in the city of Nottingham, particularly those of African and African Caribbean origin, by providing day care, luncheon club facilities and reminiscence therapy for elders with dementia and alzheimers.
Other beneficiaries of the service are elders who are aged 55 or more who may be incapacitated through strokes, arthritis, and mobility related conditions which severly restrict their ability to function at home. They wish to remain in the community but would like support during the day by attending the day centre.
Day Care Centre Philosophy
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To offer a quality service that promotes self worth and quality of life
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To promote individual rights and encourage choices
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To maximise the individual's potential and promote independence
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Enable users to voice their opinions/complaints informally and in a safe environment
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To offer social and specific activities appropriate to the needs and ablilites of individuals within the centre.
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To provide services appropriate to the needs a multi-racial and multi cultural society
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To encourage users to make their own decision and advocate for those who are unabe to
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To respect each others rights to confidentiality
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To treat our users with respect and sensitivity
Day cares assistants comments:
" Our role consist of sorting paper work, making phone calls, preparing food which is cooked from fresh and on site. We also participate in games and activities such as dominoes, board games, sewing, exercise etc, and arrange day trips and outings. Welfare advice and benefit support is provided if they require. The elders can teach us workers by sharing their experiences with us"
" Working at The Marcus Garvey Centre has been a real eye opener for me, seeing how they enjoy socialising and getting involved in the activities is good but also with me being Black British born they have taught me a lot about my culture and history which I found very insightful"
If you would like to contact The Marcus Garvey Day Care Centre, please call Cherita Ankle: 0115 9792906