Mallow Day Care
Caring for the older person in the local community
Mallow Day Care Centre - Charity No. 20040598
Mission Statement
"Care, Commitment, Compassion - Public Health Nursing Services aim to deliver safe, quality and person centred community nursing care across the lifespan: we are committed to promoting health and wellbeing and enabling people to live healthy and fulfilled lives.”
August 2021
overview
The Centre provides a number of activities and services for our clients. One of the main activities enjoyed at the Centre is the social interaction between the clients themselves. We also provide an exercise programme overseen by a trained PAL (Physical Activity Leader).
We celebrate birthday parties, with our Clients permission. We encourage music and dance as part of the day if possible. A Hairdresser is in attendance Tuesday and Wednesday if required. Reflexology treatment is also available once weekly for the benefit of the clients. We have Thi Chi sessions on occasions with the help of a grant from 'Age and Opportunity' and this is very popular.
After lunch every day a bingo session takes place which is greatly enjoyed by the clients. If clients prefer they can use the Motomed bike and listen to music or read in the Sun Room while Bingo is on.
Physiotherapist referrals can be made to MPHC and assess here in the centre if needed. We are fortunate to have a Motomed Bike which is very popular with our clients.
The Day Care Centre is open to clients from 09.30 in the morning and closes at 16.00 hours. It is staffed at all times by two Multi task attendants and a nurse who provides nursing and personal care based on assessed needs. If your G.P wants you to have regular injections this can be done at the centre. Clients can have their blood pressure checked and weight monitored if desired. Tea and scones are provided in the morning followed by a midday meal and to finish off afternoon tea.
We endeavour to have information talks from our community Garda and other professionals from time to time. We have had a HSE Dietician deliver educational sessions in the past and hope to again in the future.
We do gentle chair based exercises by Care Pals trained staff and chair yoga. We encourage recitations and poetry and singing during the day and have a regular sing-a-long.
We are fortunate to have voluntary visiting musicians who kindly give an hour or two of their talents when possible.
where your money goes
As with most registered charities fundraising is a constant pre-occupation because of the financial demands of the Centre. In order to meet these needs fundraising is divided into two distinct parts.
Firstly, we have voluntary donations which consists of private donations both from local businesses and local organisations, and also from private individuals.
Secondly, we have active fundraising which consists of an Annual Flagday and Annual Church Gate Collections.
Online donations are gratefully received via idonate and we also accept online donations via Bank Transfer. (Contact Mallow Day Care Centre directly for IBAN details).
It is great to see the on-going support we get from the general public. It is a reflection of the high esteem that the people of Mallow and surrounding areas hold the Day Care Centre.
history
A Public meeting was organised by the Mallow Area Public Health Nurses Breda Wilson, Nuala O Sullivan, Gloria Healy and Margaret Twomey in the Mercy Centre on the 9th of December 1996. From this meeting a steering committee was set up in 1997 namely, Gloria Healy Community Nurse, Tim Healy Community Worker, Cassie Cullinane and Dick Griffin.
This group called a further meeting on February 20th 1998 in the local Social Services Centre. At this meeting interested people were asked to attend a meeting on March 3rd at the same venue. From this a new committee was formed. Chairperson, Dr. Kevin Brennan, Vice-Chairperson, Dr. Michael O’Grady, Secretary, Margaret Twomey, Treasurer, Maureen Veale and Noreen Stokes from January 2000, PRO, Billy Walsh. Other members were Cassie Cullinane, Sr. Maria Goretti, Mary Guiney, Gloria Healy, Michelle O’Mahony, Nuala O’Sullivan, Sheila Ryan, Hanna Sheahan and Roy Willis.
From March 3rd 1998, meetings were held weekly. In the last two years meetings were held monthly. From the start the aims of the committee were two pronged fund raising and to develop a Day Centre that would meet the needs of the people of Mallow and outlying areas.
Kevin O'Callaghan County Architect and Donal Burke, Architect, visited the site and met committee members. From this, Donal Burke drew up plans which were submitted for permission. This was granted in the summer of 1999. Parallel with this, fundraising was commenced immediately. Charitable status was applied for and the committee became a plc.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was very generous to the committee from the beginning. Voluntary groups in the Mallow Area were contacted. Letters were also sent to all the businesses in Mallow. Many and generous donations followed these contacts. The generosity of the public was second to none.
The Department of Health and the Southern Health board (now the HSE) grant aided the Centre. Mary Murphy, General Manager SHB, granted staff of a Nurse Manager and two Carers. Fás granted a driver and other workers.
On June 10th 1999, President Mary MacAleese visited the site and turned the sod for the proposed building It was a wonderful and inspiring day.
The Day Care Centre opened to the public on March 3rd 2001 and June O’Connell was appointed Nurse Manager. From the start the numbers started to increase rapidly. A full house ensued Monday to Friday. On Friday October 13th 2001, Minister of Health and Children Micheál Martin officially opened Mallow Day Care Centre. This was the culmination of the aims of the committee. Mallow Day Care Centre continues to cater for all the needs of the older person in our community.
Unit 28B,
+353 (0) 93 52467
