SISG was formed in Nov 1998 following a volunteer pilot scheme within Ayr Hospital
We have 4 staff and have 17 Help Hubs – Ayr (2), Cumnock, Girvan, Largs, Fenwick, Stewarton (2), Millport, Troon, Barassie, Galston, West Kilbride, Ballantrae, Prestwick, Kilmaurs and Kilmarnock and 45 volunteers working in the community
During 2016 carried out 5,083 visits to 1,781 hearing/sensory impaired 50yrs+ individuals throughout North, South and East Ayrshire
Visits take place within 15 Nursing Homes, 15 Sheltered Housing Complexes, 82 Housebound Homes, 4 Hospitals.