BLACK ELDERS DAY CARE

for black elders with dementia, depression and other mental health issues

Black Elders Day Care delivers a range of enjoyable therapeutic and innovative physical arts and leisure activities that promote strong social links and physical and mental wellbeing to older people from Southwark's black communities. Our service has a creative and fruitful relationship with various arts projects including The National Gallery, Create & More London and the Dulwich Picture Gallery. This year the group have been working alongside the centre for wildlife gardening, growing organic food. This has proved to be a huge success. The group have successfully produced onions, tomatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins, carrots, peas and beans.

Through the activities, service users' wellbeing has improved with reductions in levels of depression and increased quality of life. The group hold a weekly prayer meeting and have lively discussions on many subjects.

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