Age UK West CumbriaHome and Away

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

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:

Contact

Copeland & Allerdale - Old Customs House
Tel: 08443 843 843
E-mail: information@ageukwestcumbria.org.uk

Millom - Bradbury Centre
Tel: 01229 774573
E-mail: millom@ageukwestcumbria.org.uk

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.
About the service provider:
Contact info:

Age UK West Cumbria: The Old Customs House, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7LR. (view on map)

Telephone: 08443 843 843

Fax: 01946 591 182

http://www.ageconcern-nwc.org.uk/

Parent organisation:Age UK West Cumbria

Provider

Age UK West Cumbria