Our free Befriending Service is for over 70s to enhance the quality of life to alleviate loneliness and isolation Who is the service for? We support people aged 70+ who have limited social contact with family and/or friends. Priority is given to those…
Are you struggling with gambling, or at risk of gambling related harm? Or are you affected by someone else’s gambling? Aquarius offers gambling support in your area for those aged 16+. Whether you are affected by your own gambling or someone else’s, our team is…
Our charity has provided a Money Management service for over twenty years. The service enables us to support adults with managing their financial affairs when they lack capacity to do this themselves. What support can this service offer? The Money Management service is guided by…
If routine tasks around the home become difficult, we're here to help you to continue living independently. Home support offers you a range of "Home Help" services that provide assistance around your home and garden. How we can help you Home Support can include housework,…
The Preventative Support Service (PSS) 18+ includes:- Contact & Triage Information & Advice One-to-one support & holistic assessment Outreach Services The aims and objectives of the service are to improve the quality of life for people over the age of 18 with long term conditions…
Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire offers a free and confidential information and advice service for anyone over 50, their families and carers. If you live in Coventry and are over 18 with a physical health condition and/or dementia we can also support you You can…
For this course you do need some basic knowledge of dressmaking, seaming and fitting, but by picking your project you will develop and improve your skills over the weeks.
This is a group of multi-skilled people who support each other in areas such as crochet, card making, knitting and many other skills. We aim to enhance your skills by producing items for your own use and to sell on for charity groups.
Managing medication
To get the best results from your medicines, it's important to use them as they are intended. You need to: Take the right amount of medicine at the right times, in the right way and for the right number of days. Get advice from your pharmacist or GP…More…
Dressing and undressing
There is a lot of equipment designed to help those with limited mobility to get dressed. You can use this equipment to put on socks, stockings or shoes; fasten buttons and zips or reach to pull up trousers or skirts. Sources of advice on equipment…More…
Personal hygiene
Keeping yourself, or someone you are caring for, clean is essential for good health. Poor hygiene can cause skin complaints and infections, and be a source of discomfort and low self-esteem. How to maintain daily hygiene To maintain daily personal hygiene, you should make sure: your…More…
Drinking less alcohol
The Drinking less area of the Council website provides advice and support for alcohol and drug misuse. It also has a link to a list of service providers for alcohol drug and support. There is also a link to the NHS Choices page on Drinking…More…
Continence care
District nurses can give skilled professional advice on continence promotion and incontinence care. If you have concerns about managing continence you should speak to your GP. You can ask your GP to refer you for a Continence Assessment. If you already have a District Nurse…More…
Healthy Eating
From our web page on healthy eating you can access: Information and advice about healthy eating for you and your family A list of service providers for healthy eating support One Body One Life (OBOL), a free community based weight management programme for families and…More…