The 74-year-old charity provides hot meals and companionship for lonely older people
The Fred Paton Centre, run by elderly charity Glasgow's Golden Generation which is expecting demand for its services to soar in the winter months
Richard Donald, who took over as chief executive of the charity four years ago, said they were already seeing increased demand in the centres, amid rising energy andThe charity at one time got most of its funding from Glasgow Citybut the £600,000 grant has gradually decreased to £137,000 and Mr Donald fears this may be reduced further.
"Unfortunately it will come down to funding, if it's reduced then the service will have to be reduced and you've just got to hope it's damage limitation." READ MORE: 'He’s a con artist': Fake carer spared jailed after scamming way into jobs at Glasgow care homes "Transport is a big issue." he said."If our day centres were drop-in, then we could see twice as many people as what we are now but the nature of our older people is that they are isolated and lonely and they don't have family or friends.
"One of the issues with older people is that they are so resilient that they don't want to be a burden and they are proud," said Mr Donald.Lynn Campbell, welfare officer for the charity, said she had heard from elderly people who were delaying putting their heating on until the evening.
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