Community Befriending Service - Maidstone
- Location: Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge
- Price: Costs may vary
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Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge
Dairy Court, Fairview Farm
Linton Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 0AL
United Kingdom
Email: info@ageukmst.org.uk
Telephone: 01622 753618
Befriending is for older people who are lonely and need a friendly chat and a bit of company. This is part of our paid for Independent Living Service. Please contact the office for more information.
About the service we offer?
Loneliness and isolation can have big impact on the health and wellbeing of older people. Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge provides a Community Befriending service to help tackle the causes of isolation and loneliness.
The service aims to enable older people to:
• Overcome the barriers of isolation & loneliness
• Share the company of others
• Talk to someone
• Pursue interests & activities in the local community
• Maintain independence and gain information & enable clients to stay at home longer
Who is the service for?
Mainly for people aged 65 or over living in the Sevenoaks and Tonbridge area who have become housebound or detached from community life through bereavement, moving house, disability, mental illness, etc.
Who will refer?
The person needing help, their relatives, carers, health or social service professionals, GP, etc.
Referral is to Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge.
What happens next?
The befriending coordinator will to contact the person needing help.
Contact
For further details or to make a referral contact: 01622 753618 or email info@ageukmst.org.uk