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The Paperweight Trust
Impact Report 2024
The Paperweight Trust
Impact Report 2024
Paperweight needs to be up-to-date on all
relevant legislation and guidance in the
areas in which it operates. But it also needs
to understand the history and background
of each and every client. Some are complete
and reluctant novices in regards their new
unhappy circumstance, others “know their
rights” and see that the world is against them.
But in every regard every new initiative
Paperweight has undertaken has been
assessed and discussed and costed and
examined from every conceivable angle.
But we are not counting stars, we are
dealing with the most vulnerable members
of society so of course there are setbacks.
In any respect almost all of our clients depart
from us in a better situation than which they
arrived. Our feedback forms confirm this
again and again.
Paperweight is active in situations to which
many people cannot directly relate. How many
family members (post WW2) of whom they are
aware have ever been homeless? How many
friends or family have empty fridges?
Financial issues seem to be closer to home
because there is some common experience.
But cumulative credit card debts exceeding
a year’s gross salary of the breadwinner may
seem exaggerated to some.
Care for the elderly and the complex balance
between independence, optimum medical
attention and the issues with physical frailties
and mental cognisance are creeping in to
everyday chatter.
In truth every area of our work – singly or
in collaboration with other stakeholders
– is one which if neglected will only serve
to burden the communities further.
Paperweight’s relevance is manifest too in its
geographic reach and enthusiasm of the new
host communities – from London, Manchester
and Gateshead we have spread to Leeds,
Birmingham, Brighton and Bournemouth.
Breaking news – Leicester is now also formally
represented too.
An age-old problem …
or the Old Age problem ??
By reviewing the statistics garnered from our
database and with an awareness of changes
in the wider community, Paperweight has
introduced the ElderCare Hub to help those
in our community and their families with the
challenges of reaching old age.
Retirement, companionship, new opportunities
and just time to enjoy friends and family are
often clouded with new health issues which
force a change in lifestyle for those affected.
These changes can extend to mobility and
cognitive conditions.
Factored into the impact of these changes
are the considerations that, of a couple, even
the healthier partner (the carer), may also be
getting frail, that the home seems to suddenly
comprise steep staircases, inaccessible bath
tubs and opportunities to fall.
Medical appointments stretch beyond the
calendar pages and daily life is just getting
tougher. There seems to be help available, but
how to access it? Who to turn to for professional
advice tempered with knowledge and
appreciation of the community in which you
so dearly wish to continue living – with as large
a dose of independence as circumstance and
finance permit?
Paperweight’s ElderCare Hub is a team of
individuals who know their way around the
Health and Social Care systems. They can sit
down with clients – in the comfort of their own
home – and discuss which areas of their or their
partner’s life are giving them sleepless nights.
Clients may feel that the ideal is to remain
in their own home for as long as possible,
but when the “gold standard“ of care-in-the-
community becomes just impossible, then
Paperweight will help guide them through
the best available options for leaving their
home, either to sheltered housing or some
form of residential or nursing care.
They will explain rights and obligations in
regards costs and ensure that clients are
equipped with all the facts.
Paperweight’s ElderCare Hub is run by people
from the community, for the community,
with an understanding of the value of
independence and the amenities with
which they are familiar and will always
factor these into any assessments.