Lifesaving financing for LifeCare

The ScottishPower Foundation has awarded more than £75,000 in funding that will help the Stockbridge-based charity maintain their Meals on Wheels service and Help at Home.

The free services reach more than 200 elderly people with a low income.

Melanie Hill, Executive Officer and Trustee at the ScottishPower Foundation, said: “Projects such as LifeCare’s free Help at Home and Meals on Wheels services are a great example of how ScottishPower Foundation support is helping to create a better future.

“With this year’s projects providing vital support to help vulnerable people, communities and natural ecosystems across the country, it is important for us to recognize and encourage the incredible work of these charities.”

Sarah van Putten, Chief Executive of LifeCare said: “The funding from The ScottishPower Foundation will make a significant difference to the lives of hundreds of local older people.

At LifeCare, we believe everyone should be empowered to thrive in their own home and be active in their community. More than 75% of the people we help live alone and without LifeCare, many elderly people would be left in critical isolation.

Our services help people stay healthy both physically and mentally; delivering fresh, hot and nutritious meals to your door with a smile and a chat, offering help with practical tasks when things become harder to manage, and offering community activities to keep people connected.

With a rapidly growing elderly population, we are struggling to meet the demand for care, coupled with the rising costs of services. None of our services are fully funded and we rely on our fundraising to support our life-affirming services. Thanks to this support, we will be able to offer our Meals on Wheels service for free to those who need it and open our Help at Home service for free to people on low incomes for the first time. We are all extremely grateful.”

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