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1st April 2010

Launch of Foot Care & Therapy Centre

Picture of Therapists, Executive Director, Senior Foot Care Officer and Cllr Meryl Gravell, Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council at the launchWellbeing Regeneration, a ‘not for profit’ charity has celebrated the official opening by Cllr Meryl Gravell of its new Centre in Upper Park Street, Llanelli. The organisation’s strap-line is ‘making you smile’ and helps people to enjoy and make the best of their lives by providing foot care, complementary therapies, support to claim welfare benefits, social and creative activities and training services.
 
Gill Webber, Executive Director said “Our services literally transform people’s lives by providing affordable, friendly, professional services in a very sociable and caring environment. We began just two years ago and with a staff of 5 have built a regular clientele of more than 1,000 people and operate clinics in 14 different community venues throughout the County. We have also raised £350,000 in benefits for our clients and are especially grateful to our large volunteer team who provide fantastic support enabling us to keep our charges to a minimum.  We are particularly proud of our achievements especially the partnerships we have developed with other service providers in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.”
 
Jeff Hopkins, one of Wellbeing Regeneration’s service users said “This is a fantastic service and the staff are second to none. It’s a very happy and welcoming place to visit and my feet have been wonderful since receiving treatments from the foot care team.”

Please contact the Centre on 01554 744896 to make an appointment and for further details.
 
 
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1st March 2010

St David's Day Coffee Morning

Picture of visitors enjoying the St David's Day entertainmentWellbeing Regeneration hosted its first St David's Day coffee morning and participants delighted in entertainment by Liz Evans, one of the organisation's volunteers.  Liz captured the audience by singing a selection of beautiful Welsh songs, reading poetry and telling stories on local history whilst everyone enjoyed traditional Welsh Cakes and tea/coffee.  As a special treat, free 'taster' foot, leg, head and shoulder massages were also on offer by the Centre's therapists.

Picture of two ladies enjoying the fun at the coffee morningGill Webber, Executive Director said 'The event has been a wonderful success.  Liz has a most beautiful voice and presence and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  We wanted to provide an opportunity for our clients to socialise and enjoy themselves and to have a 'taste' of some of the more popular therapies we offer; we thought there was no better occasion than on St David's Day.'
 
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12 June 2009

Putting a spring back in to your step
 
Picture courtesy of Carmarthenshire County Council: Launch of the foot care service in Maes Elfryn Sheltered Complex, LlandeiloOlder people living in the Llandeilo area of the county have got an extra spring in their step thanks to a new toe nail cutting service which has been set up in the town.
 
Wellbeing Regeneration, a not-for-profit organisation, has been commissioned by the Carmarthenshire Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Partnership to provide a nail cutting service at the Maes Elfryn Sheltered Complex.
 
The organisation works with and receives subsidised funding from the NHS and 50+ Partnership to offer an affordable option for people who require basic foot care.
 
For a small fee of just £6, older people can have their toe nails or finger nails trimmed.
 
The service is provided by experienced staff, and is also available in other community venues across the county, including in Llanelli, Burry Port, Llandybie, Garnant, Brynaman, Pontyberem and Pontyates. 
 
The Wellbeing Foot Care Project at Maes Elfryn has recently been set up after a £5,000 grant authorised by Carmarthenshire County Council’s 50+ Champion Cllr Kevin Madge.  The grant has enabled the purchase of equipment and staffing at the venue.
 
Initially clinics will run on Friday mornings every three weeks until demand increases when more regular clinics will be organised.
Gill Webber, Chief Executive of Wellbeing Regeneration, said: “When people are unable to cut their own toenails it severely affects their quality of life in more ways than are imaginable. 

“We are very grateful to the Partnership for granting us the additional monies to expand the foot care project to another area of the county. We see first hand the difference the service makes to improving people’s health and wellbeing and also how it helps to prevent people falling and developing unnecessary medical conditions.
“It is a delight to be in a position to help older and disabled people in this simple but very important way.”
 
Cllr Madge added: “It’s wonderful that people living in Llandeilo can benefit from this excellent service. It has been very well received in all the areas it has been rolled out to already, and we hope to continue expanding the service in to other parts of the county – particularly those in Communities First areas.

“The service illustrates our commitment to providing services to older people so that they can take their health and wellbeing in to their own hands, and I’m delighted that people are taking full advantage of it.”
 
For more information on how to access the service or to make an appointment, contact the Foot Care team on 01554 744896 or visit the website at www.wellbeingregeneration.org.uk
 
Picture courtesy of Carmarthenshire County Council: making use of the new foot care service at Maes Elfryn, Llandeilo, are residents Eve Evans and Megan Rees with complex officer Stefano Rezabeck, 50+ development officer Kevin Pett, Cllr Kevin Madge, Gillian Webber of Wellbeing Regeneration, and footcare officer Anya Jenkins.
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25 February 2009

Gill Webber, Chief Exec of Wellbeing Regeneration, Jayne Lloyd, Senior Foot Care Officer and Helen Mary Jones AM with a foot care clientLlanelli AM steps in to help local footcare service

Llanelli AM Helen Mary Jones has stepped in to offer support for a local footcare service who are looking for a larger premises in the area. The Wellbeing Foot Care Service is a nail trimming service run by Wellbeing Regeneration that is open to anyone living in the Llanelli and Carmarthenshire areas who has difficulty cutting their own nails.
The service is provided by experienced staff in community venues in Llanelli, Burry Port, Llandybie, Garnant, Brynaman and Pontyates and soon in  Llandeilo.  In Llanelli, they’re currently using a small room at the rear of the Caemaen Day Club as their venue and as the service continues to grow, the room is proving to be far too small for the purpose required. They’re also looking for funding for a mobile vehicle which could visit communities for people who for mobility reasons or transport difficulties cannot get to a clinic.

Plaid’s Helen Mary Jones visited the centre this week, to meet with those who benefit from the service offered.

Helen Mary Jones commented:
“I met many older people whose quality of life has literally been transformed by the service provided by the foot care service. I’m therefore not surprised that the service has grown to be so successful that they’re now seeking to move to a larger premises. Plaid has always recognised the need of community based provision and the positive impact this has on the lives of the people who use it. I’ll be doing everything that I can to help them get the support that they need.”

Gill Webber, the organisation’s Chief Executive said:
“The demand for the foot care scheme has been tremendous.  We are very grateful to the local authority and Helen Mary Jones AM who have been very supportive in helping us secure larger operational premises which are more fit for purpose and we are hopeful this will happen soon.  People enjoy the benefits of having their nails cut regularly and professionally but also they enjoy coming along to our friendly and informal clinics to socialise and to receive advice and support on other older people’s issues.  We enjoy being able to make a difference to people and it’s lovely that we can help to make them smile.” 

For more information on how to access the service, to make an appointment, to register your interest, or if you have friends or family living in Llanelli or elsewhere who may also find Wellbeing Foot Care useful, please get in touch with the Foot Care team on 01554 744896 or visit the website www.wellbeingregeneration.org.uk

 

 
 
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27 January 2009

Boots Pharmacists Visit Wellbeing Foot Care Clinics

Wellbeing Regeneration were pleased to welcome visits by Boots Pre-registration Pharmacists to its Burry Port and Llanelli community foot care clinics today.  The Pharmacists are required, as part of their first year of qualification, to support community initiatives. 

Victoria James, one of the Pharmacists commented "We had a wonderful time and learnt a great deal.  We especially enjoyed talking and listening to some of Wellbeing Foot Care's older clients and it was enlightening to hear about some of the personal challenges they experience.  It was very useful for us to be able to provide people with information and advice on their medication and we also helped Wellbeing Regeneration by supporting some of their clients to complete monitoring questionnaires."

Gill Webber, Chief Executive of Wellbeing Regeneration said "It was lovely to be able to help Boots in this way and we will be more than happy to accomodate future pre-registration pharmacists in the same way.  They were a great help during their time with us by helping our older clients to complete monitoring forms and whilst they were here, it became apparent that most of our clients didn't really know what their medicines were prescribed for and how to take them properly.  The Pharmacists provided excellent explanations and advice and made very important contributions to their wellbeing by helping them to better understand their medication.  Safe use of medicines in the older population is a great concern and this was an excellent way to help address this in a community setting."

 
 




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