Self-Directed Support Forum East Renfrewshire

16/06/2026

Please find attached some activities RAMH are providing this week to support Loneliness Awareness Week,

16/06/2026

On Today! Last minute spaces available 😃

🎉💃 FREE ZUMBA TASTER SESSIONS! 💃🎉

Looking for a fun way to get active, meet new people, and boost your wellbeing? Join East Renfrewshire Carers Centre and SDS Forum East Renfrewshire for our exciting Zumba Taster Sessions!

✨ No experience needed
✨ All ages and abilities welcome
✨ Chair-based exercise options available
✨ Friendly, inclusive, and full of energy

📍 Barrhead Foundry
📅 Monday 16th June & Tuesday 17th June

Whether you're a complete beginner or a regular dancer, come along and discover how much fun exercise can be!

⚠️ Spaces are limited and expected to fill quickly.

📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Call: 0141 638 2525

Tag a friend who would love to join you and secure your place today! 💙East Renfrewshire Carers Centre

11/06/2026

**POSITION FILLED**

PA Vacancy - 4 Hours Weekly Barrhead Area

Please read the post below and if it interests you contact us on [email protected]

Personal Assistant (PA) Vacancy
We are looking for a kind, patient and reliable Personal Assistant (PA) to support a gentleman living with dementia in his own home.

Immediate Requirement:
Support is required from 13th–17th July 2026, including the provision of personal care during this period with a further opportunity to befriend over a 4 hour post per week.

Ongoing Opportunity:
Following this initial period, we are seeking someone warm and compassionate who would enjoy becoming a trusted companion and providing regular support at home.

This gentleman enjoys:
• Playing cards
• Listening to music
• Talking about football
• Friendly conversation and companionship

Main Duties:
• Providing respectful personal care from 13th–17th July 2026, delivered as two daily visits: 45 minutes each morning and 45 minutes each evening
• Offering companionship and emotional support following these dates just as a befriender which could be split over the week - to be discussed with family

• Encouraging engagement in hobbies and meaningful activities
• Supporting wellbeing and maintaining routines
• Building a positive and trusting relationship

About You:
• Caring, friendly and dependable
• Comfortable supporting someone living with dementia
• Able to communicate with patience and empathy
• Experience in care is welcomed, but the right personality and approach are equally important
• Reliable and respectful of privacy and dignity

Hours / Pay:
To be discussed depending on availability and experience.
If you are someone who enjoys making a genuine difference and values companionship-led support, we would love to hear from you via email [email protected]

09/06/2026

📢 Have Your Say – We Want to Hear from You

Since the introduction of the East Renfrewshire HSCP eligibility criteria in 2023, we know that experiences will have varied. We are keen to hear from individuals and families about both the positive and negative impacts these changes may have had. Your views and experiences will help us better understand what has worked well, what challenges remain, and how the criteria have affected people across our community.

🗣 Share your experience
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Tell us how it has affected you and your family
🔒 All feedback will be anonymous
📊 Your input will help provide valuable insight into the outcomes of these changes

Join us at our upcoming discussion meeting and ensure your voice is heard. To register to attend the meeting, please email [email protected]

Together, we can better understand the impact and help inform future conversations and decisions.

📅 23/6/26
🕒 6.30pm
📍 Online - Teams meeting (link will be issued before the event)

Register your interest today by emailing [email protected] or calling 0141 638 2525 and help us make sure every experience counts

09/06/2026

🎉💃 FREE ZUMBA TASTER SESSIONS! 💃🎉

Looking for a fun way to get active, meet new people, and boost your wellbeing? Join East Renfrewshire Carers Centre and SDS Forum East Renfrewshire for our exciting Zumba Taster Sessions!

✨ No experience needed
✨ All ages and abilities welcome
✨ Chair-based exercise options available
✨ Friendly, inclusive, and full of energy

📍 Barrhead Foundry
📅 Monday 16th June & Tuesday 17th June

Whether you're a complete beginner or a regular dancer, come along and discover how much fun exercise can be!

⚠️ Spaces are limited and expected to fill quickly.

📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Call: 0141 638 2525

Tag a friend who would love to join you and secure your place today! 💙East Renfrewshire Carers Centre

09/06/2026

As you may know, Carers Week 2026 is centred on the theme of Building Carer Friendly Communities.

Mobilise helps organisations build these carer-friendly communities through digital carer support that complements existing services and during Carers Week, and are offering a programme of free online events and peer support opportunities covering topics including:

• Caring and equality
• Balancing work and caring responsibilities
• Campaigning and complaining effectively
• Specialist support for neurological carers
• Men's carer meet-ups
• Community conversations and peer support sessions

All of these activities are designed to fit around busy caring lives, with flexible online access and evening options available.

Here is the link to these free events, https://www.mobiliseonline.co.uk/carers-week-timetable. We have something happening every day Monday through Sunday.

02/06/2026

📢 Our June Bulletin is Here!

We’re delighted to share our June Bulletin with you! Inside, you’ll find the latest news, upcoming events, and plenty of opportunities to get involved.

This month’s edition also includes all the important details about our AGM. We’d love for you to join us and be part of the conversation.

As always, if you need any support from the SDS Forum ER, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing us [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you at our events and at the AGM!

East Renfrewshire Council East Renfrewshire Carers CentreThe Autistic Collective CIC - East Renfrewshire Neighbourhood Networks In Control Scotland

02/06/2026

***Non residential charging policy update***

Please Note - Changes will start at the end of June 2026 with the first bills being issued by the end of August. Following this, invoices will be issued 4 weekly in arrears.

For further info or to review the policy please check Charges for non-residential care services - East Renfrewshirehttps://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/article/6770/Charges-for-non-residential-care-services

01/06/2026

Please find attached our latest information flyer detailing the changes to RAMH service. They are now be operating over 7 days, details in the flyers below.

28/05/2026

Taster Session!

Join East Renfrewshire Carers Centre and ourselves will be running taster Zumba Sessions!
All ages and abilities welcome!
Chair based exercise available too!
Classes will run out of Barrhead Foundry on the 16th and 17th June.

Spaces are limited so please email [email protected] or call 0141 638 2525