AGE CONCERN MINI HEALTH CENTRE
- 188, JAMAICA ROAD
SE16 4RT LONDON
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7231 2286
www.ageuklondon.org.uk
Short profile:
Age UK London’s support planning and brokerage projects aim to improve older people’s quality of life by empowering them to manage their budget and pay for services and activities that are important to them.Support planning and brokerage services are becoming increasingly important as in addition to older people who have to pay for their own support services, older people who are eligible for state support will soon have to manage their own care budget. Age UK London is currently running projects in partnership with local Age Concerns and Age UKs in Camden, Hillingdon and Sutton.
Detailed description:
Most of us want to remain independent, to live in our own home for as long as possible, and to keep doing the things in life that we love the most. We can offer you travel, motor and home insurance; funeral plans; gas and electricity packages; and aids for the home, such as stairlifts and personal alarms. We are a successful national training provider that reaches over 10, 000 learners annually and offer services that have received recognition from Ofsted and the sector skills council Skills for Care. Our work involves the tailored provision of innovative learning solutions designed to address the needs of local people of all ages, professionals and employers throughout the UK and internationally.
Specifically we offer: Apprenticeships, qualifications, short courses and skills development programmes for success at work, particularly in the social care and health sectors. Employment acquisition initiatives, ‘planning for retirement’ services and learning in later life. Specialist support for providers of services to people in later life.
Age UK is the only UK charity to focus research funds exclusively on later life. That's because we believe that we should all be able to enjoy good health in later life, free from the diseases and disabilities associated with growing older and the consequences that they can bring about, such as social isolation, anxiety, frailty and loss of independence. The research we fund is providing answers and we've already seen significant breakthroughs in dementia, falls prevention, stroke and incontinence, to name a few.
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