Welcome to Regenerate-RISE
RISE stands for Reaching the ISolated Elderly and aims to tackle isolation and social exclusion amongst the elderly in the community of South West London.
By reaching and engaging isolated older people in a range of positive activities, we hope to facilitate the rebuilding of social networks, particularly for older people who may have become isolated due to major health problems.
Our hope is that we can empower the isolated elderly in our communities by supporting them to live independently and by improving their physical and mental well being we believe that together we can reduce isolation.
For more information about our project, please see our About us page.
Venue for Hire
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Lunch & Refreshments
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2 Separate Halls
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Large Screen for DVD, Video, Powerpoint
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Internet facilities
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Near BR and Tube stations
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Regenerate-RISE provides:
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Activities include Art, Bingo, Computer, Entertainment, Music for All, Chair-based exercises, Quizzes, Parties, Films, Falls Clinics, Health Topics, Outings to places of interest and other Day Centres, Pub Lunches and many more.
Transport
RISE provides transport in two minibuses, with a charge of £2.50 for a return journey. We have a tail lift for the disabled, although clients do have to be able to transfer into a seat. We operate under the Section 19 permit and all drivers are trained to the MIDAS standard. We also have the provision of a Wandsworth Council green bus and the driver collects an average of 8 clients daily. RISE Roehampton staff take their clients on an outing both on Mondays and Fridays to a variety of garden centres, pubs and places of interest.
Hospital Visits
RISE considers it important to accompany clients to hospital when they are admitted as an emergency from the Centre and stays with the client until a relative is able to attend or until they are settled on the ward. We liaise with the family as to when the client would be returning to the Centre and provide extra help if required. Our service includes the collection of prescriptions for clients whilst on the transport round.
Extra Help
If clients consider they can no longer live in their own home for whatever reason, we help them to find sheltered accommodation and when clients move, we offer support and advice. Many of our clients do not have family or their relatives are in other countries and we have connected clients to their relatives by the use of emails. Occasionally we accompany clients to see their GPs when they consider they need extra support.
Exercise
We consider it very important that clients exercise on a regular basis and we hold Chair-Based Exercises twice a week on a Monday and Friday morning from 11 - 11.30 am at present. We encourage clients to keep walking with the use of walking aids or frames before using a wheelchair. We also have two exercise bikes in our lounge for clients to use. RISE regularly has entertainers and dancing is another exercise that is enjoyed by many.
8th September 2008
