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COMMUNITY CARE
I. FIELD STAFF
(a) Visiting Staff
This is made up of Health Visitors, Social Welfare
Officers, Mental Welfare Officers.
(b) Medical Auxiliaries
These are District Nurses, an Occupational Therapist,
a Physiotherapist. Chiropodists and Home Helps.
II. SERVICES
(a) Holidays
1,405 old people benefited from the arrangements
made by the Department. 787 of these were provided
with a holiday at a Holiday Camp at Hopton-on-Sea, 135
at a similar establishment at Dymchurch, and 483 stayed
at Boarding Houses, etc., at Ramsgate.
In addition to this, the Council provided financial
assistance to the Hornchurch Old People's Welfare Association,
who arranged a week's holiday for 280 aged
persons.
(b) Outings for Old People
For those old people who did not go on a Council
provided holiday, day coach outings were arranged and
1,053 persons availed themselves of this facility.
(c) Luncheon Centres
The Luncheon Centre scheme for old people was expanded
during the year by the opening of five additional
Centres; making a total of eight. Over 3,000 meals per
week were being served from these centres by the end of
the year.
(d) Meals on Wheels
This service has also expanded during the year. Four
vans were engaged on delivering meals at the end of the
year and some meals were being delivered by private car.
A fifth van is due to be delivered early in 1966. The
vans are manned by volunteers in the Romford part of
the Borough by the Women's Voluntary Service and in
the Hornchurch area by Hornchurch Old People's Welfare
Association.
The average number of meals-on-wheels delivered
weekly was 535.
(e) Workshop for the Elderly
This was established in 1962 and is sited at 110
Market Place, Romford. It caters for 32 elderly persons
(16 at each morning and afternoon session). Various outwork
under contract is taking place.
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