Fund Raising - Respite Care
For twelve years the trustees of the Wirksworth Care Centre project have worked to establish a centre to meet the needs of the frail and elderly in Wirksworth and the surrounding villages. In September 2006 the contractors moved on to the Waltham House site. Building is going ahead fast, and a modern and well equipped centre will open in early 2008.
The care Centre trustees and committee wish to thank all supporters who have helped to raise £85,000 towards equipping the day centre at Waltham House.
With an aging population it will unfortunately not be possible to accommodate all thoae who need care in the catchment area of 15,000 people. It has therefore always been one of the essential aims of the project that the Care Centre should also provide respite care.
Many people in the community, often older and perhaps themselves not very well, are acting as full time carers for frail older relatives, friends and neighbours. Their effort is often taken for granted, and carers may exhaust themselves with their devotion and hard work. They need the occasional break. A new fundraising drive will ensure that they get it.
A target of £250,000 has been set to buy two flats in the Care Centre at Waltham House to help provide temporary release for carers- in other words, accommodation for respite care.
Leading the way, Middleton Parish Council has already donated £1,000 toward respite care, and it is hoped that other organisations will follow suit.
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