Cape Community Care Day Centre

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Cape Community Care Day Centre
Est Charity The Day Care Centre is located in the community hall within the church building of The International Firstborn Church. The Cape Community Care Day Centre is an established charity/day centre of 25 years, located within Sandwell and provides day care/luncheon twice a week (Tuesday's and Thursday's) for 47 BMe’s Elderly - most frail vulnerable with mental illnesses & isolated in their homes. The Centre’s service includes a healthy nutritious freshly prepared meal. Meals are cooked on the premises and deliver to 8 house bound clients. We also offer a home 'Visiting Service’. The Centre focuses on the development of individuals/user by encouraging users to participate in gentle exercise, mentally stimulative crafts, quarterly social outings to beautiful gardens and local historic sights etc alongside quizzes, daily topics, domino's, health awareness, informative and engagement topics such as Dementia, Diabetes, Welfare Rights, Home Aids etc.

The Centre depends on the efforts and services of volunteers to continue to deliver this service by the sale of our healthy delicious meals, fund raising concepts of table top and cake sales also business donations. We are supported by Sandwell Social Services and Sandwell Community Transport. We have 46 clients that utilise our service which include 8 meals on wheels that we deliver to - 2 days a week. 60% of clients have some form of mental illness such as dementia or physical disability. The cooks of the centre are in their 70's who are very passionate and still want to contribute which is such an inspiration. The centre, predominantly 95% of users are African Caribbean decent but is open to all cultures. The Centre's Aim and vision is to ensure 'that everyone matters' and 'To make their Golden years enjoyable' and to give the clients fond memories, feel connected, cared for and make the client's smile during the day - it is a day well spent !! Centre operating times: Tuesday and Thursdays 11am to 3pm