Our team of volunteers and staff tailor support to meet individual needs and are committed to delivering the highest standards of support at a time and pace that suits you.
Examples of support
- Escort or meet at home and settle
- Improved wellbeing through companionship
- Prescription collection
- Light food and drink preparation
- Collecting or assisting with shopping
- Signpost to other community services
- Help to access benefits
Service statistics
50%
of referrals accepted
Categories:
Leaving hospital
Basic necessities (food/clothes)
Connecting with others
Information and advice
Managing a long-term health condition
Services for older people
Support for carers
Volunteering
Service access criteria:
Our service is available to adults 18+ living in Havering, Barking & Dagenham or Redbridge requiring support at home or with discharge from hospital.
Additional needs catered for:
Vision impairment friendly
Hearing impairment friendly
Learning difficulty friendly
Physical disability friendly
Dementia friendly
Takes place in the client’s home
Waiting list (weeks):
0
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