GreengAge Project - Mental Health Today...What is the GreengAge Project? GreengAge promotes the...
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GreengAge Project Cardiff
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What is the GreengAge
Project?
GreengAge promotes the wellbeing
of older people through participation in
horticultural activities.
The projects original remit was to provide
one to one befriending at home.
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The GreengAge Team.
Project
Manager
Administrator
Caseworker
One-to-One Caseworker
One-to-One
Caseworker
Group’s
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The GreenAge volunteer team
Number of volunteers currently working is 14
• Application Form
• Interview
• References
• Enhanced Disclosure
• Induction Training
• 6 Weekly Reviews
• Access to all Gofal Staff Training
• Quarterly Volunteer Days
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How we assess and evaluate
our beneficiaries
• Assessment
• Referral form
• Initial Assessment
• Older Persons Star
• Par Q
• Risk Assessments
• Evaluation
• Older Persons Star
• 6 Weekly Reviews
• Anecdotal Recording
• Observation
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The GreengAge Project and
Care Homes.
5 Care homes 1 NHS Setting
and a waiting list in and out of area
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Examples of Sessions.
Indoor
• Pressing Flowers
• Herb Bingo
• Card making with pressed
flowers
• Making lavender bags
• Autumn collage
• Cress People
• Pumpkin Carving
• Garden Quiz
• Seed Sowing
Outdoor
• Potting up planters
• Sowing herb seeds in handmade
paper pots
• Planting vegetables
• Hanging Baskets
• Bulb planting
• Taking pelargonium cuttings
• Harvesting crops
• Renovating garden borders
• Making and hanging bird feeders
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Case Study
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Who has referred ?
• Self referral
• Relatives
• Care homes
• Other charities
• General Practitioners
• Younger on-set dementia team
• Community mental health team
• Hospital based Occupational therapists
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The numbers of people
who have participated so far
23 One-to- one clients
56 Care home clients
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What are the benefits for
participants?
• Build self esteem and confidence
• Making new friends
• Increase in physical activity
• Grow your own fruit, vegetables, plants at home
• Increase in social contact and participation in local
activities
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What are the benefits for NHS,
local authorities and
residential care providers ?
Short term benefits
Increase capacity for intervention
Improve client choice of purposeful activity
Training of OT students / activity co-ordinators / care home staff
Bring the community into care homes
Potential long term benefits
Reduced hospital admission
Reduced drug costs
Maintain independence in home environment
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Thank you for listening.
Any questions?
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How to get in touch with us
The GreengAge Project is based at
Gofal’s Cardiff Office:
1 Pen-y-Lan Road
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3PG
Telephone: 02920674310
Email: [email protected]
Caseworker: Caroline Young