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Age Concern Chatham
Age Concern Chatham supports older people aged 60+ living in the Chatham, Walderslade and Lordswood areas.
They offer community day activities which include trips and outings to places of special interest, personal and domestic care, footcare, and bathing for physical and mental well-being. Advisory services, signposting to specialist services and user friendly information are also available on request.
Access to services can be made by direct referral from a healthcare professional, self-referral or referral from a family member by telephone. Age Concern Chatham can offer a whole day placement which includes transport to the centre and home and a freshly prepared and cooked mid day meal on site.
Age Concern Chatham is a non-profit making charity and services are considered affordable. For families with no loved ones living close to them, they can offer that extra support required to ensure family members do not become isolated but remain socially included and a valued member of the community.
Age Concern Chatham can arrange a private and confidential visit to service users homes and welcome family members to be present. Home visits enable Age Concern Chatham the opportunity to answer all questions and to explain about the services they can provide. Their aim is to treat everyone as individuals and to enable safe and independent living and enjoyment of activities of daily living, reducing unnecessary hospital and nursing care admissions. Age Concern Chatham invite service users to be involved in all decision making around services and welcome feedback on how to improve the services and deliver programmes of interest.
As well as whole day placements, Age Concern Chatham offers a few hours spent at breakfast or lunch clubs. The Home Living Support Team can deliver personal and domestic care, as well as bathing and footcare assistants who would be happy to visit service users at home to deliver personal services.
If you would like an information leaflet sent to you, please contact Age Concern Chatham directly on 01634 811938 and request our Community Day Activities Centre for Seniors Leaflet and home visit.
Age Concern Chatham
Riverside
Chatham
Kent ME4 4SL
01634 811938
enquiries@ageconcern-chatham.co.uk
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Age Concern Gillingham
Provides day care for people over the age of 60. The Centre is open from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday and it costs £4 per day to attend, which includes a hot meal and dessert cooked at the Centre. Transport is available for those who need it. There are social opportunities, organised activities, a craft room, computer room, patio area, lounge and television. Clients can enjoy frequent escorted outings and holidays are arranged.
Age Concern Gillingham also provides the following services:
- Admiral Nurse clinic;
- falls clinic;
- a home from hospital service;
- bathing and footcare by trained staff, both in the Centre and at home;
- hairdressing in the Centr;
- hearing advice by Hi Kent;
- information;
- Age Concern Insurance Office.
Age Concern Gillingham is looking for people to join its team of volunteers to drive or escort on the minibuses and help in the Centre.
Age Concern Gillingham
The Mackenney Centre
Woodlands Road
Gillingham
Kent ME7 2BX
01634 572616
office.agecongill@btconnect.com
Age Concern Gillingham is a registered charity, number 1079572.
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Medway Older Peoples' Partnership (MOPP)
The Medway Older People’s Partnership (MOPP) was established in June 2002. It started initially as an informal partnership after a discussion with a group of like-minded people. They identified that there was a need for improving the lives of older people locally through bringing together older people and providers. This was developed into a formal board with an adopted constitution. The organisation is currently waiting confirmation as a registered charity.
The aim of MOPP is to share information and resources with both voluntary and statutory groups working with older people, bringing these groups together, to share and to highlight areas of need and concern. This way, resources can be put to best use, a strategic vision can be promoted and a voice given to older people in Medway. MOPP works together with older people and the organisations that represent them in Medway, to fulfil their needs and aspirations in a complete and joined up way.
Mary-Ann Nossent
5a New Road Avenue
Chatham
Kent ME4 6BG
01634 812850
Mary-ann@cvsmedway.org.uk
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Medway Pensioners' Forum
The Forum is a representing and campaigning group as well as an information network. It seeks to unite and support all Medway pensioners and pensioner groups in order to improve the quality of life for older people. It also seeks to involve members and pensioner groups in the decisions which affect their lives.
Medway Pensioners' Forum is affiliated to the National Pensioners Convention (www.npcuk.org) and is a member of the Local Agenda 21 Environment Partnership.
Membership of the forum is open to anyone receiving a pension and members are requested to pay a yearly subscription of £2 as the forum depends upon donations and sponsorship from supporting organisations. The aims of the group are available upon request and staff will post these to anyone interested in receving a copy. The Medway Pensioners' Forum produces six newsletters each year to keep members informed of dates of meetings and local and national pensioners' issues.
Medway Pensioners' Forum has established several task groups, the major one being the Health and Care Task Group; which liaises with organisations involved in the health, care and housing of older people.
The Pension Task Group ensures that the topic of pensions are kept to the forefront of discussions.
Rosemary Shand
Medway Pensioners' Forum
5a New Road Avenue
Chatham
Kent ME4 6BG
01634 842333
pensioners@medwayforum.fsnet.co.uk
www.medwaypensionersforum.co.uk
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Welcome Day Centre
Provides day care for older people and caters especially to black and minority ethnic groups. The Centre is open from 9.30am to 4.30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Vegetarian meals are cooked at the premises on a daily basis for which there is a small fee. Transport can also be provided to and from the centre for all clients assessed as eligible, for which there is also a small fee.
Staff are sensitive to the cultural needs and religious beliefs of service users.
The Welcome Day Centre also provides the following services:
- health, dental and hearing clinics;
- foot care;
- falls clinics;
- yoga classes;
- celebrations of different religious festivals;
- day trips and outings to religious places (a small fee is charged to cover costs);
- interpreting service;
- English classes;
- loans of wheelchairs, walking sticks, walking frames and commodes;
- benefits advice;
- newspapers in foreign languages;
- cards and games;
- Asian TV and films;
- sewing machines for dress making.
For further information please contact Mrs Patel on the details listed below:
Welcome Day Centre
Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens Association
44-46 High Street
Chatham
Kent ME4 4DS
01634 844639
Email: welcome@daycentre44.wanadoo.co.uk
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If you are a member of a voluntary or community group providing services to older people and would like your details included on the Medway Council website, please contact the Social Care Contracts Team at the address below.
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