Living Well in North Yorkshire

Living Well Coordinators work with you to find ways to avoid being isolated, to take steps to improve your health and; to discover opportunities to develop more interests. They provide help with practical and emotional issues. This is a free, time limited service for those people who are eligible.

Who They Support:

• People who are lonely, socially isolated, or bereaved.
• Those who’ve recently lost confidence or a support network.
• Individuals seeking guidance with employment or needing information and advice.
• Adults who are carers, frail, physically disabled, or living with a learning disability, autism, mental health issues, or sensory impairments.

They cannot help people who have had a social care assessment and have ongoing care and support needs.

They help adults who need a little extra help to overcome some of life’s challenges and changes; people who have a caring role, who are frail or physically disabled, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health problems or sensory impairments.

A Living Well Coordinator will:

• Contact you within 5 days to talk to you and find out more about what support is required.
• Arrange to visit you at a place of your choice.
• Spend time with you on a one-to-one basis to help you to think about areas of your life that you would like to change.
• Work alongside you and listen to what help you may need.
• Support you to make simple changes to manage your health and stay well.
• Support you to make a plan of what you need to do to make those changes and help you to achieve your goals in an agreed time frame.

Get in Touch:
To access the service, contact the council’s Customer Service Centre at 0300 131 2131 (Option 2 Social Care). An advisor will talk with you and collect the necessary details.