 | What does it do?‘Home and Away’ offers a range of support to help manage daily living tasks at home and get out into the community. You decide what you need.
Help at Home:
- Polishing and dusting
- Vacuuming and washing floors
- Cleaning work surfaces and washing dishes
- Changing bed linenLaundry
- Small amounts of shopping and running local errands
- Making telephone calls on your behalf
- Reading and helping with correspondence
- Hobbies and activities at home
Away:
We can also accompany you out into the community:-
- To do your shopping
- To appointments
- To social activities
- On outings
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Who it is for: This service is for anyone aged 50 or over who requires help in their own home, either on a long term, short term or one off basis. | Where it is available: Local service covering: Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden, South Lakeland (Cumbria). | What it costs: There is a charge for this service. | How to access or apply for it: | What to expect then: This service is tailored to meet your specific needs:
- We will arrange to visit you to discuss your needs
- You can decide both the amount and range of help required (a minimum of one hour per week)
- Wherever possible the same worker will consistently attend
- Workers wear uniforms plus identification badges and are insured by Age UK West Cumbria.
- All our workers are selected with great care. Everyone is personally interviewed with 2 references and a police check (CRB) is taken up.
| Classification(s): Socialising, Home help, Companionship /befriending, Paperwork / forms & letters, Shopping, Domestic help | Info last updated: 03/03/2011. |
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