Complex Community Support
- Location: Age UK Norwich
- Price: Free
LIMITED TO PUBLIC/VCSE REFERRALS ONLY Please note, our office address is an administration office ONLY we do not take drop ins or appointments at the office.
Age UK Norwich
69-75 Thorpe Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1UA
United Kingdom
Email: enquiries@ageuknorwich.org.uk
Telephone: 01603 496333
Our Community Support team offers solutions that can help you during periods of illness or injury, or to adjust to long-term conditions.
Through our practical and emotional support, we can help you to make day to day life a little easier, and avoid small things escalating into big problems.
The service
This service helps people living with complex health and/or social conditions who need regular practical and emotional support to live as independently as possible. We provide regular welfare checks via phone/home visits to monitor health and risks and a wide range of personalised interventions, including:
• Cognitive stimulation activities.
• Physical activities to prevent deconditioning, aid recovery or falls prevention.
• Arranging transport/companionship to healthcare appointments.
• Practical support for home/garden and arranging adjustments for independent living/care.
• Practical support to understand/arrange formal care packages.
• Ensuring living essentials such as adequate food, drink, medication.
• Companionship for loneliness, carers support and mental health.
• Accredited advice to obtain entitlements or local services.