Additional support is being made available for people living with dementia and their carers, in Aberdeenshire as the Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network announces plans to expand its activities.
The expansion has been made possible thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant of £350K announced today (27 AUGUST).
Over the next five years, the Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network will use its award of£366,470 to expand and deliver new activities to 304 older people. A group of local volunteers will help with day to day living including shopping, transport, household tasks and gardening. The funding will also set up a new group for carers of people with dementia and a telephone service, as well as providing support with cooking and healthy eating.
The Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network is one of nine groups sharing in £4,172,654from Big Lottery Fund’s Investing in Communities programme which aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities across Scotland.
Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network, Meg MacKenzie, Chair, said: “Our work is about enabling older people to live as independently as possible and I’m so relieved that we will be able to carry on and develop this work further.”
Ed Garrett, Manager, added: “This is great news. With 5 years funding we can really plan and concentrate on improving the lives of older people in Kincardine and Mearns rather than constantly worrying about money.”
