Starting Point Services
Starting Point is a service designed to meet and encourage people over 50 to maintain their independence. We offer support and guidance through an assessment process where needs will be identified and different choices will be offered to meet these needs. This can be achieved by encouraging people to take control and make choices about their lives. Information and Advice is also given via telephone support, outreach support and brokerage, signposting internally and to other relevant organisations.
Starting Point offers
- Access to opportunities to enjoy active ageing
- Information, advice and support on a wide range of issues
- Benefits health check for people who may be eligible to receive benefits
- Individually tailored support through our Brokerage service; helping people to take control and make the changes they want to improve their lives.
- Phone Friends - a service which offers weekly telephone support by a friendly voice to people who perhaps live alone who may feel isolated, lonely or have recently been discharged from hospital.
- Holiday Friends - a service offering support and reassurance to the individual whilst their relative / carer is away on holiday.
- Outreach support (home visits) for people unable to access our drop in centre
- Telecare – A service offering help and support in finding the most suitable telecare products to enable people to live independently in their own home (such as pendant alarms, detectors etc.).
- Opportunity meet new friends and increase social networks through our drop-in centre
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