Three Warm Hubs at The Life Rooms sites
The Life Rooms Warm Hubs in Walton, Southport, and Bootle have extended their opening times from 9.15am to 4.45pm to offer more hours of warmth and support to our communities over Winter. On selected days and times visitors and members can grab a free hot drink and soup, then access support from one of our social prescribing Pathways Advisors, or access learning opportunities on our timetables. Visitors can charge their phones for free, access our library spaces, socialise and build connections with others. The Life Rooms are open to all of our Mersey Care colleagues. Find out more about our Warm Hubs on The Life Rooms website.
Four Life Rooms in the heart of our communities
The Life Rooms are warm and welcoming spaces where visitors and members can access support like social prescriptions to help with the cost-of-living crisis and other practical issues, enrol on courses and find learning opportunities to understand and manage their health and wellbeing, and socialise and build connections with others. The Life Rooms Warm Hubs are also offering free hot drinks and soups on selected days and times. We have sites in Walton, Belle Vale (Lee Valley), Southport, and Bootle, and our services are open to all of our Mersey Care colleagues. Visit The Life Rooms website to find out more about how the service can support your, your families, or your service users.
International Day of persons with disabilities - 3 December
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities a day to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities and to take action for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development.
Our Ability First Network have shared some information on YourSpace around disabilities and reasonable adjustments to mark the day.
Clare Rose, Complaints Team
My name is Clare and I have dyslexia.
My dyslexia and other disabilities helps me to achieve in my job role by enhancing my empathy, I can utilise my communication and listening skills and use big picture thinking to spot patterns and trends. I am also creative and can problem solve
David Parry, Later Life and Memory Team
My name is David and I am blind in my left eye and have musculoskeletal issues from an assault. I have dyslexia, which wasn't recognised until I was 40.
Having disabilities gives me an insight into some of the areas and difficulties that some of my service users deal with. They give me empathy and allow me to show service users that disability is a matter of perception and can be overcome with support and appropriate assistance.