2023-03-31-accounts - Alcester Day Care

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Alcester Day Care

AGM June 2023

Chairman’s report 1[st] April 2022 31[st] March 2023

Day Care goes from strength to strength.

From the comments I receive from those with dementia attending day care, from their carers, from their families, from the volunteer drivers, from the community around us, Alcester Day Care is respected as being one of, if not, the leading dementia day care centres in Warwickshire.

We aim for high standards of care for our clients.

But this would not be achieved without a great team effort.

And to have high standards of care, we have to have really good staff. Lesley, Mike, Lynn and Martyn each bringing their own personality; each caring and dedicated; each trying to improve the quality of life for our clients.

I want to say a great thank you to these 4 people and how hard they work to make this a success. I cannot thank you enough.

Last year we took on a cook, Paula, who has fitted in well and relieves the trustees of the additional burden in the kitchen. She provides good meals and operates in the kitchen smoothly. Our thanks go to her too.

We have a dedicated team of volunteers. And this year a few new volunteers have been welcomed into the fold. The volunteers put into day care a great deal of love, care and commitment without any monetary rewards. I hope the acknowledgements you get from our clients, carers and families more than compensate for your efforts.

We really do need your help. And, with day care getting busier and some clients requiring more help, the more volunteers we have the better - so spread the word!

Some of our volunteers have been unable to attend day care for various personal reasons but we will wait patiently until the time is right for them to return and, until then, wish them and theirs, all our best.

As always, when I mention volunteers, Margaret Kerr’s name pops into my head. She looks after all our volunteers: organizing the volunteer rota, ensuring everyone is happy, doing the paperwork and lots more. It has been a busy year for Margaret and my thanks must go to her, once again, for the outstanding work she does for us!

Our new treasurer, Linda Cooper, has organised the accounts, banked the cheques, balanced the books and made sure everything was well. She also volunteers at day care and I know that day care is dear to her heart (although I am not sure that banking is!) Thank you Linda.

Our accounts are agreed by the committee and verified by an independent examiner in Dean Accountancy Services Ltd. We have adhered to company and charity requirements and my thanks go to Jenna and colleagues at Dean Accountancy for all the accountancy work they do for us, and as always, free of charge

Margery Pickering, responsible for the day to day running of day care, has once again made sure that everything we need is at hand. A lot of this work is done in the back ground. She works exceptionally hard and she also takes on “trustee on duty” role on a Thursday which is quite a commitment. Thank you so much for all your support!

June Mc Farlane has taken on minute secretary and has attended trustee meeting besides volunteering on a regular basis. Thank you June.

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The Baptist Church has been very supportive and my thanks go to Alison and everyone at the Church who make our life so much easier by their support.

Our local community continues to support us.

One of our first supporters was the Inner Wheel and I was saddened when they decided to fold. But, always thinking about us, we received their final donation. Alcester and Bidford Rotary continue to support us. We have had large donations from businesses such as Waitrose, Great Alne Park and Asguard. We have had several donations from funerals in lieu of flowers or in memory of someone. Friends getting together have donated money, a lady knitting dolls clothes has donated payments to us.

The community really does back us.

The donations aren’t just monetary. The “community fridge” looks after us when there is something they think we could use.

How fantastic is the level of support we receive!

We continue to talk about dementia and promote awareness.

Our carers and clients are amazing people. Our clients have a rich history to tell us about their lives and they laugh and joke where they can. Some play music to us, some sing – what qualities and skills they have.

Our carers do so much for their loved ones – all in a days work. They should be recognised for all they do.

As you know, we have been trying to get a dementia centre at the Greig Hall since 2014 but Alcester Town Council voted against us at the final hurdle and we are now seeking an alternative venue.

I cannot say how bitterly disappointed we all were, and we need to expand our services because the demand for places is so high. I know it was a bitter pill to swallow but the trustees together with Alan Rogers, Lorraine and Cliff Armstrong are still working hard on this project. My thanks to this project team.

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This year has been about continuity, ensuring our documentation is updated, reviewing our procedures, taking on new clients and volunteers (as appropriate). Improving our administration standards has been very time consuming and still more needs to be done. It certainly has been a busy year so far.

Going forward, for year ending 2024 we intend to continue to

Adhere to company and charity requirements
Build upon last years administration work
Take on / encourage volunteers
Keep standards of care high
Take on new clients when vacancies occur
To organise training as required

And,

To progress the dementia centre so we can provide more days availabily, better drop off parking, less pre- and post- day care work moving furniture / equipment etc.

And so, I close, once again hoping that I have thanked everyone, explained our work this year and our aims for the future.

I look forward to working with everyone during the next 12 months.

Thank you.

Carole Zambonini Chairman Alcester Day Care

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