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Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund - Presentation November 2019 1. Maintaining the distinct identity of Bethesda in an age of compromise Gospel Standard Bethesda: 2. Restoring the financial viability of Bethesda Fund Bethesda The Challenges 3. Responding to the increasing range of ‘Bethesda’ needs facing us 4. Providing care for the Lord’s people close to their place of worship 1 2 Objects of Bethesda: Minutes from 13 th October 1944 1. Maintaining the distinct identity of Bethesda in an age of compromise Bethesda: Committed into the custody of the The Trustees is a Fund, with defined ‘Beneficiaries’ Challenges facing us Trustees have a duty to administer the Charity in accordance with its stated intentions: …the care and nursing….who have regularly attended G.S.Chapels… 3 4 Trust Deed 5 th January 1948 Scheme Registered with Charities Commission: Clause 4(1): Object of the Charity The relief of persons in need, and in particular of elderly persons in need, who are: • (a) sick or infirm; and • (b) either members of a Gospel Standard church, or who regularly attend a Gospel Standard church …who adhere to the Articles of Faith of the Gospel Standard Poor Relief Society…. 5 6 1

Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund - Presentation November 2019 1. Maintaining the distinct identity of Bethesda in an age of compromise Bethesda: Bethesda: 2. Restoring the financial viability of Bethesda We seek to maintain the distinct identity of The The Bethesda in accordance with that committed into our trust Challenges Challenges 3. Responding to the increasing range of needs facing us facing us 4. Providing care for the Lord’s people close to their place of worship 7 8 Bethesda: A reasonable geographical spread The Past 9 10 A serious ‘budget deficit’: Harpenden: Built 1969 Bethesda: 2019 Budget Forecast presented to Bethesda: the Trustees: -£536,409 The Present Brighton: Built 1971 Final 2019 ‘Approved’ Budget: -£393,677 The Present 2019 to date: Failing to achieve budget (3 ageing homes) Studley: Built 1987 11 12 2

Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund - Presentation November 2019 We are no longer providing accessible care for the Lord’s A very limited people geographical spread local to where they were placed by the Lord 13 14 Facts about our Brighton Homes (22 Beds) 18 Average Harpenden Occupancy Harpenden (25 Beds) Studley 18 (over10 yrs) Studley Brighton (13 Beds) 9 15 16 Brighton Brighton Average 82.5% (£4,658) Average Percentage Deficit Harpenden Harpenden Occupancy per 73.5% (£3,735) Resident p.a. (over10 yrs) Studley Studley (over10 yrs) 70.1% (£9,087) 17 18 3

Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund - Presentation November 2019 Locations Locations Homes not central to Note: Home location the ‘catchment areas’ -v- that they are now More realistic intended to serve ‘catchment areas’ 19 20 Declining numbers of Gospel Standard The Chapels in England Brighton Reality 676 (31/bed) 1945 250 Catchment Harpenden The Reality Area: 622 June 1998: 135 All ages (25/bed) Headcount Studley (approx.) 197 October 2019: 81 (15/bed) 21 22 The 1. Maintaining the distinct identity of Brighton Reality Bethesda in an age of compromise 96 Bethesda: (4/bed) 2. Restoring the financial viability of Catchment Bethesda Harpenden The Area: 94 Aged 75+ (4/bed) Challenges 3. Responding to the increasing range of Headcount needs facing us Studley (approx.) 31 4. Providing care for the Lord’s people (2/bed) close to their place of worship 23 24 4

Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund - Presentation November 2019 Seeking a Bethesda: way for 2. Restoring the financial viability of Bethesda Bethesda The Challenges Desiring the Lord to go with us and to show us To ‘do nothing’ is not an option facing us His ‘Perfect Will’ For Bethesda 25 26 1. Maintaining the distinct identity of Bethesda in an age of compromise Seeking a Bethesda: way for “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and 2. Restoring the financial viability of Bethesda lean not unto thine own understanding” Bethesda The “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he Challenges Desiring the Lord to go 3. Responding to the increasing range of shall direct thy paths” needs with us and to show us facing us His ‘Perfect Will’ For Bethesda 4. Providing care for the Lord’s people close to their place of worship 27 28 • What are the increasing range of needs? Seeking a Seeking a Loneliness way for way for How can we provide that care for the Bethesda Bethesda The grasshopper becoming a burden Lord’s people close to where he has placed them ? Desiring the Lord to go Desiring the Lord to go with us and to show us Increasing Care Needs with us and to show us His ‘Perfect Will’ His ‘Perfect Will’ For Bethesda For Bethesda Possibly: High Dependency Needs 29 30 5

Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund - Presentation November 2019 Seeking a Seeking a way for way for How can we structure Bethesda in such a Bethesda Bethesda way so as to provide the care that meets The Journey: started with the consultation the current and future needs of the Lord’s Desiring the Lord to go Desiring the Lord to go elderly people? with us and to show us with us and to show us His ‘Perfect Will’ His ‘Perfect Will’ For Bethesda For Bethesda 31 32 The reality check: Key issues as to why a ‘Last Resort’ 1. Loss of Independence Consultation: Consultation: Bethesda is now a place of ‘Last Resort’ 2. Leaving one’s roots: own Chapel, friends or locality 3. Ability to leave an inheritance to children 33 34 Secondary issues as to why a Last Resort: Observations/Suggestions received 1. Small Bedrooms 1. Need to increase fees Consultation: Consultation: 2. Inadequate bathrooms 2. Need to reduce number of homes ‘Desirability of Accommodation’ 3. That Bethesda provides more ‘home care’ and ‘sheltered accommodation’ 35 36 6

Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund - Presentation November 2019 Meetings with and visits: Meetings with and visits: 1. Bethany Care Home 7. Mission Care 2. Graham Care Croup 8. Oak Tree Homes Trust Research Research 3. Keychange 9. Pilgrim Homes 4. Koinonia Christian Care Home 10. Pilgrims' Friend Society 5. LWP Homes 11. Salvation Army 6. McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Ltd 12. Somerset Care 37 38 Key Points of Advice: ‘General’ Key Points of Advice: ‘General’ 1. Become a Charitable Incorporated 5. Try to develop a flexible model that can grow Organisation (CIO): a new form of legal entity or shrink or relocate to meet demand. designed for non-profit organisations in the United Kingdom. 6. Today’s model has to be fit for 30 years: a Research Research generation 2. Keep in mind the current and future needs of those Bethesda is here to serve 7. Do not take people to the care, but take care to the people 3. A Christian home is only viable if there are Christian people wanting to live there 8. Residential Care has largely had its day: think ‘Independent Living’ 4. Think afresh what is required – then consider how to get there. 39 40 Key Points of Advice: ‘General’ Key Points of Advice: ‘General’ 9. ‘Independent Living’ works well with 12.Many ‘Independent Living Homes’ would be 'planned care packages' needed on the same site as a Care Home, if the intention was for the natural progression 10.With ‘Independent Living’ most people can to be from those units to that home: the live to ‘end of days’ with the right ‘Care Research Research dwell time in flats is 10 years or more Package’ in place 11.Constant needs or frequent un-planned care 13.‘Independent Living Homes’ on the same site requirements indicates that ‘Independent as a Care Home are not desirable: people do Living’ no longer suits that individual and not like living on a Care Home site before the there is a need for ‘higher dependency care’ need arises in a ‘Residential Care Home’ environment 41 42 7