COVID19 – Steps we are taking
In line with Government Guidance we are taking appropriate steps to ensure our workplace is safe for staff, volunteers and service users. Risk Assessments have been completed for all areas that may be affected in order to manage the risks of transmission in line with COVID-19 Secure Guidelines. From 3 August we are gradually getting […]
Read MoreHow our Befriending Service can help
We shared a few days ago about how our Befriending Services helped one of our clients. We wanted to share another story with you to show how valuable our services are. Our Liverpool Befriending Service is available to anyone over 65 and in Sefton anyone over 50. Please do get in touch if we can […]
Read MoreFace coverings – when to wear one and how to make your own!
Face coverings: when to wear one and how to make your own This page explains when to wear a face covering and how to make one. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own?utm_source=cc5e0a2a-6d09-46c0-ac9d-2e524a911fba&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate
Read MoreBefriending Services – here to help you
We have two Befriending Services: one in Liverpool and one in Sefton. Our Liverpool Befriending Service is available to anyone over 65 and in Sefton anyone over 50. Here’s how our service helped one of our clients: June 2020 Our client was a 75 year old woman. She lived alone having been widowed some years […]
Read MoreSocial Distancing and Sight Loss
Here’s a great piece of work from Sight Loss Council regarding social distancing and sight loss. Visually impaired Sight Loss Council members have created a suite of best practice guides for local transport providers and businesses to highlight what measures they could put in place to help blind and partially sighted people social distance. https://www.sightlosscouncils.org.uk/distancingblind
Read MoreKeeping well at home
The booklet below has been produced by some of our partners detailing ways of how we can keep well at home. Keeping Well at Home
Read MoreDriving At An Older Age – Here’s What You Need To Know
This week’s article comes from our guest contributor Jane Sandwood More than 100,000 people holding a driver’s licence in Britain are aged over 90 years old. However, many may wonder exactly how safe it is for people to drive at a later age – or if it’s safe at all. Whether you’re growing old yourself or […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 – Useful Information
Our staff and volunteers will be conducting telephone ‘visits’ with our clients and not face to face visits for the foreseeable future. We have included some information below regarding corovavirus and precautions that Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton will be taking. The incubation period of COVID-19 is between 2 to 14 days. This means that if […]
Read MoreLiverpool Community Equipment Service Amnesty
The Liverpool Community Equipment Service has relaunched their Community Equipment Amnesty. The aim of the amnesty is to encourage patients and their families to return their loaned NHS equipment when they no longer need it so it can be cleaned, reused or recycled. The amnesty aims to improve sustainability and reduce wastage. Not returning items […]
Read MoreNo need to be alone
Liverpool older people who are 60 and over and still in good health, this message is for you from Richard Globe: “As a 73 year old male living on my own I both fortunately and thankfully have a very active and busy social life, which I strongly believe other pensioners should also have, with some […]
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