Grandparenting, intergenerational care slides presented at the Ageing and Ethnicity conference which took place on the 13th December 2012. The conference was co-hosted by Age UK and Runnymede.

1. Access for Black, Asian
and Minority Ethnic Elders
Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
Jennifer Werner and Chithmini De Silva

2. Background
Older people in Lewisham and Southwark
informed us that they feel:
• Undervalued
• Unhealthy
• Uninformed
• Disempowered
• Excluded

3. Outcomes
240 older people:
•Empowered and informed to make/take decisions and voice their choices
•Increased levels of physical activity
•Increased levels of enjoyment and social activity
•Connected with their communities and have active social networks
60 volunteers:
•Will have gained new skills and increase their confidence leading to
increased employability and better life chances

4. Person Centred Planning is…
A set of tools and approaches that can be
used to plan support with someone rather
than for them. It is a process of continual
listening and learning that focuses on what
is important to someone now and in the
future.

5. Gathering rich
Gathering rich
information using person
information using person
centred tools
centred tools
One Page Profile
One Page Profile
Working/Not working
Working/Not working
Action Planning
Action Planning

6. What is important to Remi How best to support Remi
• My children, I have two sons and one • Do not call me SIR!!
daughter • My memory is not what it used to be, I
• My family history, I have been through sometimes forget names but I am good
a lot in my life. I am normally a private with faces, don’t be offended if I don’t
person but I might share a little of my remember your name
• If you are coming to visit me, call the day
life story… listen!
before to remind me and again before you
• My physical health, keeping active and arrive to warn me so I can be ready on
maintaining good circulation to keep time
mobile, I want to remain independent • Knock on the door and step back so I can
• My mental health, having stimulating see you from the window
conversation and keeping in control of • Ask me if I would like to take part in any
the things happening around me Remi’s Gifts and activities or programmes, I like to have
Talents some variety
• Being able to sort things out in my • I use my trolley for balance when I am
home at my own pace, I know there is Good walking, I prefer this to a walking stick as it
a lot to do but I really value my communicator has weight. I can use a stick too so ask
belongings, they all have a lot of me if I am needed to
memories attached Creative • Sit and talk with me, I am a reserved
person with a cheeky side!
• Being able to go out shopping, go to
• Give me information in writing and ask me
the bank and post office when I need Resilient
to put any meeting dates onto my calendar
to, I like having control over my so I can check what is happening during
dealings Adventurous the week
• Seeing people I know on the street, it • I attend St Mauritius House on a Monday
makes me feel good to know I am Flexible and Friday, my meals on wheels are
known by my neighbours delivered to my home on other days
Friendly between 12pm-1.30pm, support me by
• My friendship with Eddie and June reminding me not to go out during that
across the road, they look out for me time
Wise

7. Success
stories

8. “I didn’t know I still
“I didn’t know I still
wanted to do so
wanted to do so
many things”
many things”
“It feels nice to tell
“It feels nice to tell
my story and have
my story and have
someone listen”
someone listen”
“I enjoyed the visits
“I enjoyed the visits
and having the
and having the
opportunity to begin
opportunity to begin
to enjoy socialising
to enjoy socialising
again”
again”

9. What the families say...
“..it taught me not to “This has enabled her
“This has enabled her
presume anything to confront her
to confront her
problems & reflect
problems & reflect
about who she is or
upon what is really
upon what is really
how she perceives important to her to
important to her to
things. Mum has plenty maintain harmony in
maintain harmony in
of wishes and dreams the family”
the family”
and this made me
realise that so much
more is not only
possible but essential”

10. Access for Black, Asian
and Minority Ethnic Elders
Contact us via
bamesupport@ageuklands.org.uk
020 7358 4070