Shanti Day Care Services
The SHANTI CENTRE is an Asian Community Care Resource Centre in Hammersmith and Fulham.

It provides:

  • * specialised day care for Asian elders and adults with disabilities
  • * support for carers
  • * a luncheon service
  • * transportation
  • * advice, information and advocacy and drop-in services
  • * a specialist advice, information and support service specifically for Bangladeshi communities and surgeries staffed by Bengali-speaking staff.

Shanti is commissioned to provide:

 

Day Care Services
          Our day care service is available 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, from 10.00 am to 4:30 pm. Care managed Asian older people and adults with substantial physical, sensory disabilities and mental health problems are eligible for our day care service as part of a care package.

Luncheon Service
          5 days a week from 12:30 noon to 2 pm. Halal, non-halal and vegetarian meals available.

Transport
          Transport is provided as part of a care package to care managed service users and resident in the borough.

Drop-in Centre
          Shanti offers a daily drop-in centre for older people and their carers from Mondays to Fridays.

Health Education and Healthy Living
           Shanti organises an extensive health education and health awareness programme to promote personal, mental and physical well-being incorporating practical activity and sessions on a wide range of topics including; Yoga meditation/exercise sessions, gentle exercise, art therapy, talks on stroke, diabetes, coronary heart diseases, cancers, hypertension tests, personal and community safety with a range of health and social care practitioners visiting and supporting Shanti users.
          Shanti organises an annual programme of women only activities, cultural events to celebrate all the main faiths, regular trips and outings to enable users to go shopping, see Bollywood movies and visit places of interest. This year, 42 users and carers went on a day trip to Eastbourne.

 

Support for Carers
         All services and activities are available and set-up to meet the needs of the Asian carers.

 

Advice and Information Service
         A multi-lingual service providing advice, information and sign posting services on welfare rights and benefits, home help, respite care, community safety initiatives, access to wheel-chair facilities, aids and adaptations, and referrals to other specialist agencies for users and their carers.
         The Pensions and Works Department team holds it local fortnightly surgeries at Shanti Centre which are accessible to and used by all local residents.

 

Ethnic Minorities Elders Group
          As part of its commitment to empowering and engaging older people, Shanti has supported the development of the Ethnic Minorities Elders Group(EMEG), a user led Group which works in partnership with Shanti Centre on activities for and issues affecting older people. EMEG has now become a fully independent organisation, with an active management committee which successfully raised £1500 from Hammersmith Council to deliver basic IT training sessions and yoga sessions for older people.

 

A new Mini- Bus
          TAHA successfully raised funds to purchase a new 14 seater mini-bus fully adapted for use by people with disabilities. We thank all those who supported our fundraising events. We particularly thank The City Bridge Trust for their financial support towards costs of our new mini-bus and to Help the Aged for their advice and guidance and small grant.

CONTACT: Balraj Purewal (020) 88111501