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at the present time the County Council is actively considering
taking over part of Eastbury House for this purpose.
Occupational Therapy
Despite the handicraft classes run by the Association and even
with a day time occupation centre there will remain a need for a
domiciliary occupational therapy service for the truly home-bound
or bedfast patient. The numbers to be catered for should not be
too great provided transport is made available to the cases to and
from the Occupation Centre.
Register
During the year several cases died and several moved out of
the area but despite this the number of cases has increased from
120 to 160.
Publicity
Mention must be made of the generous help given by the local
Press who have regularly reported upon the activities of the
Association in their columns.
Residential A ccommodation
As reported before, there is still a great need for suitab'c
accommodation where young adults can be sent when their parents
can no longer cope with them, i.e., for both short and long term
stays.
Social Events
Clubs and handicraft classes are social events in themselves
but in addition they are the starting point for fur er outings, e.g.
to theatres, into the country, to London, etc.
In addition, it has become the kind and thoughtful practice
for a number of organisations in the area to invite groups of handicapped
people to their social functions. These invitations are very
much appreciated.
Storage Sheds
The provision of a storage shed can be a very frustrating
business because often it comes after the whee chair has been
delivered from the Ministry of Health.
So very often too the handicapped person gets bogged down
in the formalities of planning consent which have to be met before
the shed can be erected and here the Association does everything it
can to smooth out difficulties in this matter.
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