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To: David Williams - Director of Social Care Services, Glasgow City Council
Old and Bold... give us our daycare back!
Last year, elderly daycare charges in Glasgow were raised from FREE to £15 a day. We are a group of 80 elders who have lost two thirds of our daycare friends because of the charges. We are concerned for their mental and physical health. We want Glasgow City Council to meet us to hear the impacts of their decision, and to negotiate a reasonable rise in price, so that the average elder can afford it. We think £5 a day is a reasonable charge.
Why is this important?
If we can't go to Daycare we just stay at home alone, watching TV all day, we are isolated, depressed and get no exercise. What is the point of getting dressed in the morning if there is nowhere to go? At daycare we have a hot meal, see smiling faces, we can joke and talk about our problems with staff and friends in a way that we can't talk to our family. This gives us joy.
We are worried about the 2/3rds of elderly who have now left.. we want them back. The average pension is £120 a week, three days at daycare now costs almost half of our pension. If we don't come to daycare and become depressed and sedentary we are more likely to use expensive services such as personal care, GP surgeries and hospitals. Daycare is a lifeline, many of us cannot get out on our own. Support us to stay fit, healthy, happy and in our own homes - lower the cost of daycare, it will save the council money in the long run.
