Douglas & Rochestown It was a busy week for … Douglas Meals on Wheels deliver 210 meals per week. This is all completed through monies received from the HSE and the working of the Local Douglas meals On Wheels Group who work 365 days a year to service those in the community in need of Meals on Wheels. During this crisis the City Council and the Douglas Frankfield Men’s Sheds are both assisting with deliveries. The Douglas Frankfield Men’s Sheds have been busy doing essential works: including replacing a tap for a person with disability and responding to a call from a cocooning person who badly needed her garden strimmed and then cut. They also replaced a small fridge for a man in the city. The fridge donated by a member of the Sheds Group. This is again a great example of an already well connected group with an overall Men’s Shed Organisation servicing needs with in the community during this crisis. We’re doing this well… The Covid-19 Community Team has delivered leaflets to 1500 houses in Douglas Grange and Rochestown. We feel that as an area Douglas Rochestown with a high population of older
LOCAL CALL TYPE
#
Prescriptions & Medical needs
6
Jobs in House
3
Grocery Deliveries
10 - 12
per week
Meals on Wheels
210
meals
Other Deliveries - 40 Food Hamper deliveries young at heart. Delivered by An Gardai Phone SupportCare-ring Douglas Young at Heart; 402 people are contacted 3 times a week; 10 volunteers CRF Helpline 4 to 6 calls mostly grocery and some essential household fixes
people, need to keep offering help and clear information to those cocooning to
ensure they know we are here and where to access specific information and services. Innovation: Care-ring Douglas Young at Heart 402 people are contacted 3 times a week by 10 volunteers. The HSE supplied the volunteers with phones enabling the volunteers to socially insolate while still maintaining their high level of calls. This Service has seen a marked increase over the last month. We are noticing … There has been an increase in the number of people access personal alarms through ‘Young at Heart Douglas’ with 12 people contacting the group this week alone! This is an ongoing trend in this programme. (Phil Goodman is the lead for Douglas Young at Heart and is herself Socially Isolating while completing many community functions remotely and from her home.)
How we’re reaching out … The News Letter produced by CCC is being used as a door to door leaflet drop which we are completing on a 2 week cycle to targeted 1500 houses across the area. Online the groups are sharing Cork city Council/Government and HSE info and local helpline. The Care ring service is locally getting many requests for support.
Tower & Blarney It was a busy week for … Since we delivered our first meal on St Patrick’s Day, March 17th, we hav e gone from delivering 10 meals per day to more than 50 every day as the crisis has deepened. Delivering a hot lunch with smile and a chat every day, whilst being extremely careful to observe all safety protocols,
LOCAL CALL TYPE
#
Prescriptions & Medical needs
10
Jobs in House
12
Grocery Deliveries
12
has given us unique access to many of the vulnerable people in our community and allowed us to build up relationships and offer help in other areas. I feel even those who don’t use our service rest a little easier as they know we are there, and that reassurance at this time of such uncertainly is so important. At the outset a note was put through many local doors (attached) offering help to those who may be vulnerable and may not know here to go to look for help, subsequently leaflets supplied by Cork City Council were also delivered.
Meals on Wheels
300+
Other Deliveries
8
Phone Support
10
10
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