Support for elderly individuals and their carers

Find information on available support, tailored to the needs of elderly individuals and their carers, designed to enhance well-being and quality of life.

Age UK

Information on local services available to elderly patients, from the Age UK, including support with:

  • Falls Prevention

  • Home Support Service

  • Befriendling

  • Care Navigation

  • And many more...

For more information on services available, please visit the Age UK website on: Age UK Redbridge, Barking & Havering | Our Services

Adult Social Care

There is a range of information available for carers and patients, on the Havering council website, including: 
  • Carer support
  • Help at home, equipment and adaptations, telecare home monitoring and alarms
  • Help with travel
  • Help after hospital, discharge to assess (D2A)
  • Paying for care
  • Adult protection and safeguarding, Adult Social Care
  • Multi-Agency Safeguarding Partnerships
  • Learning disabilities
For more information visit London Borough of Havering website on: Adult Social Care | The London Borough Of Havering

Dementia Support - The Live Well with Dementia Programme by Alzheimer's Society

The Live Well with Dementia Programme is a series of face to face sessions for people who have had a recent diagnosis of dementia or are in the early stages of their diagnosis, services provided:

  • Understanding, knowledge and skills to live better with dementia.
  • Confidence in managing day-to-day and help you to better plan for the future.
  • Support for those caring for patients with dementia to be better informed and empowered to access support services and financial benefits and entitlements.
These sessions are available both face to face and online. Booking for these programmes is essential. 
To enquire about session dates and location, contact: Email: havering.groups@alzheimers.org.uk or call Nyree Evers 07759 119 516 / Anisa Hoque 07720 144 231 or complete the form via following link: BOOKING FORM 
For Dementia Helpline, or for more information, visit the following Alzheimer's Society website:  Dementia Support Line | Alzheimer's Society (alzheimers.org.uk)

Havering Carers Hub 

Havering Carers Hub provide support for carers who lives in Havering, or care for an adult who lives in Havering. 

"If you have unpaid responsibilities looking after someone who needs your help, then you are a carer."

For information on advice, awareness courses, as well as social and wellbeing events offered, please visit havering carers hub website: Welcome to Havering Carers Hub | Carers of Barking and Dagenham

Contact details: Carers Centre SA Ltd, Havering Carers Hub, tel.01708 961111, email: info@haveringcarershub.org.uk, website: https://www.haveringcarershub.org.uk/

St Francis Hospice 

"St Francis Hospice is an independent charity, that cares for people in our community with palliative and end of life care needs, specialising in providing care for any person, from any faith or cultural background, who have been diagnosed with a serious illness who are living in Havering, Brentwood, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge or West Essex. Saint Francis Hospice offers experienced, compassionate advice and support.

The hospice works alongside GPs, community nurses and hospital specialists to help manage pain and other difficult symptoms, with an aim for comfort, as much independence as possible, and the best possible quality of life.

Whether you need to spend your time in the hospice, or at home or a mixture of both, you are at the centre of your care. We will listen to you and those you love. Your comfort and dignity shape the care we offer you so that you can make the most of every day.

Everything that can be done for you, will be done." (St Francis Hospice, Oct 2024, Saint Francis Hospice - Who we are)

Services offered:

  • Patient therapies
  • Patient counselling
  • Patient support groups
  • Carers, families & loved ones support
  • OrangeLine for anyone who needs to talk, feels lonely or isolated
  • Crisis Support Service -  24/7 Specialist Advice Line - advice and support on clinical issues or concerns, contact on 01708 758643

For more information or to make a self-referral, please vist St Francis webiste on: Saint Francis Hospice - Self-referrals or call 01708 753319.