Local groups, clubs and befriending services
01962 852133
Brendoncare is a registered charity, dedicated to improving the quality of life for older people. Care, choice and community are at the heart of all that we do.
Brendoncare community and online clubs offer fun and friendship to 1,400 members in Hampshire and Dorset
Their service provides older people with opportunities for social interaction and to meet new friends in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Brendoncare membership costs £12 a month and includes access to our community clubs, online sessions and a range of new and improved benefits:
- unlimited clubs
- telephone support
- online clubs
- digital support
- technology loan
- respite stay offer.
Age UK Day Centres and befriending service
Our hugely popular day centres aim to improve the quality of life for older people by helping them to be independent and be with other people.
Age UK offer telephone friendship as well as face-to-face befriending: Befriending services | Combating loneliness | Age UK
Arts 4 Dementia
Arts 4 Dementia is a UK charity, working with arts venues to:
- provide training and develop arts programmes.
- empower and inspire people with early-stage dementia and carers through artistic stimulation.
- help preserve fulfilling active life together, for longer at home.
BCP Website
Information, advice and services for adults with care and support needs or who have caring responsibilities.
CRISP (Carers Resource/Information/Support/Programme)
“If you look after someone, we're here for you.”
CRISP provides support to family/unpaid carers, looking after someone in the Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole area who would not be able to manage without their support. They help carers continue in their caring role while looking after their own health and wellbeing.
They keep you up to date with social events, training courses, new services, and anything else which may be helpful for you to know about through a bi-monthly newsletter.
Always at the end of the phone to offer advice, information, and emotional support, carers can contact via:
Tel: 01202 128787
Email: carersupport@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
https://thenationalcareline.org/
Free helpline 0800 0699 784
The National Careline
0800 0699 784
The National Careline provides support and information to the elderly, their carers and their families.
There is no rehearsal for so many of the situations we find ourselves in, so the National Careline empowers people by giving them the information they need to get help.
Their website contains lots of information, as well as refers on to other trusted sites, including Turn2Us, Tax Help for Older people and others.
They also have a service to help people get Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyship Applications.
When they take on a case, they complete the forms and monitor the case right through to completion. They also take on cases where people need to apply to the Court of Protection, especially those who are caring for a disabled member of the family and need help to cope with the legal issues around this.
Age UK
There is help available if you're having trouble with everyday tasks. This helps is often called homecare, domiciliary care, or sometimes home help.
Canary Care –Remote Activity Monitoring System
Canary Care provides families with peace of mind and supports independent living. It is used by local authorities, NHS trusts, private sector care/housing providers and individual families.
It is a passive remote activity monitoring system that uses sensors, placed around a property, to gather information about a person’s daily routines.
The system detects movement, door activity, temperature and light levels and can also keep track of visitors to the property. It can be used to notice longer term trends or behavioural changes, such as disturbed sleep patterns, increased bathroom visits etc. These can be used to inform care decisions and can raise alert if something unexpected happens.
Alerts can be sent by email, text message or app push notification, to confirm that everything is okay or to alert to a potential issue.
There are no cameras or microphones and no existing internet connection or even landline is required. The data can be viewed via web/mobile apps, making it easy to see current activity.